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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 does Claire die?

2. Which character does not understand why Astrid still goes to school?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 25, what is Rena's latest money-making idea?

4. Where does Astrid go to calm down when she is on acid?

5. When Astrid rips up letters from Ingrid, what does she do with them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rena's home.

2. How does Astrid feel about the possibility of Ingrid being released from prison?

3. After meeting her biological father, how does Astrid feel about him?

4. When Astrid moves in with Rena, what does she begin to think of her mother?

5. What offers does Ingrid get from others when she is released? Why does she take them?

6. What is Astrid's general response to Claire's death?

7. How does Ron react to Astrid telling him Claire has been talking about suicide?

8. What role does money play in Rena's home?

9. Why does Claire become depressed?

10. What is symbolic of Astrid rearranging her mother's letters into a poem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The first part of her life in the foster care system, Astrid allows Ingrid to be manipulative in her life. In time, she realizes the dangers her mother poses. What does she do to alleviate these dangers? Do you think she is effective at keeping Ingrid from hurting those Astrid is near? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Helplessness is a theme in the novel. Which characters are helpless, other than Astrid? In what ways is Astrid helpless?

Essay Topic 3

Ingrid compares herself to a phoenix, saying she has been reborn from her ashes. What does this mean? Does Ingrid appear to rebirth herself from the ashes like a phoenix would? Would it be possible to compare Astrid to a phoenix?

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