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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. What grade was Mia in when she decided that maybe she would stop playing cello?

2. What was Mia doing when her dad caught her singing a song he wrote?

3. What band's music did Henry say he wants played at his funeral?

4. Who is purportedly the director of community affairs at the hospital where Mia is held?

5. Who is the tall lanky red-haired guy that played cello at Mia's summer camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Dunlap and what is his role in the novel?

2. How old was Mia when she decided to quit playing cello? Why did she decide to quit?

3. Why does Adam's plan to see Mia fail?

4. Why did Henry and Mia's father have a huge falling out when Teddy was born?

5. Why does Brooke Vega come to the hospital?

6. How is Great-Aunt Glo's funeral described?

7. Who convinced Mia to not give up playing cello? How?

8. Why did Mia once have an emotional fight with Adam about Kim?

9. What is the significance of "Waiting for Vengeance"?

10. Why is Adam prevented from seeing Mia when he arrives at the hospital? How does he respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Mia describe her first date with Adam? Where did they go? How old were they? What did Mia think about the event?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Kim in the novel. For how long have Kim and Mia known one another? How are they alike? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

What are the circumstances that enable the car accident that Mia is injured by? Why is Mia's family driving on the day of the accident? Where are they going? With whom do they collide? Why?

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