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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. Why did Kelly not get a job at the business in #63?

2. How many pills had Kelly taken the day before her mother's birthday?

3. Which of the following countries did Kelly NOT visit on her post-college trip?

4. Why was Kelly's mother worried about Kelly going to the event in #52?

5. Who was Emily Birenbaum?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Kelly call immediately after finding the lump in her breast and how did this person respond?

2. How did Kelly respond to the comments made by a neighbor boy about her bald head?

3. How did Claudia Regan hurt Kelly in a truth game and by her actions and what did it take to diminish Claudia's popularity?

4. What was Kelly Corrigan doing when she discovered a lump in her breast?

5. What was involved with Kelly's first chemo session and why would she be limited to only four doses of the anti-cancer drug, Adriamycin?

6. What was Kelly's sport during high school and how did her father support her in it?

7. How did a twelve-inch boa constrictor become a household pet and how did Kelly feel about it?

8. Why did Mary ensure that Kelly's prom dress was conservative when she attended Booker's prom?

9. How did Kelly describe her parents' marriage and the different roles they played in the home?

10. Why had Kelly become so enraged when Edward's father was visiting for Thanksgiving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the greatest lesson Kelly learns from her mother? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Kelly always recall about lessons from her mother?

Essay Topic 2

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Kelly Corrigan's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where she did.

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