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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Mary in baby jail?

2. In Chapter 5 when Ms. Claire asks how old Mary is, how old does Ms. Claire say that Mary's eyes look?

3. What color hair and eyes did Alyssa have?

4. What do Mary and Ted eat after the practice SAT test in Chapter 4?

5. What does Mary do when Ted tries to stop her in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Cora Fisher say about Mary's case?

2. In Chapter 6, why does Mary not get to go on her date with Ted, and what does she do instead?

3. What is the only advice that Mary ever remembers her mother giving her, and how does Mary feel about that advice?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Kelly do to Mary?

5. What does Mary remember about times when her mother was having "a day" (133)?

6. What does Ms. Claire offer Mary in Chapter 5?

7. What does Mary think of Cora Fisher?

8. Why does Ms. Carmen go to the nursing home in Chapter 5?

9. What did Connie George, chief nurse office of the neonatal intensive care unit at Kings County Hospital say about Dawn Cooper?

10. Why is Mary not wearing a coat in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ms. Stein and Ms. Reba run the group home where Mary and the other girls live. How do the women run the group home? How do they handle any conflicts? Why is the place not a home? How would you describe the atmosphere of the home?

Essay Topic 2

Mary has altercations with Tara and Kelly. What do Tara and Kelly do to Mary and to her belongings? How does Mary get revenge? Why does Mary decide she has to get revenge?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Mary and Dawn. What kind of mother was Dawn? How might Mary's upbringing have affected her?

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