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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 window did Laura have to break into Friday night because she lost her key?

2. How long do the police believe that Daniel was dead before he was found?

3. How far was Laura thrown when she was hit by the car when she was 10?

4. How old was Ben when he died?

5. How did Carla and Angela's mother die?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Carla and Theo's son Ben die?

2. What does Laura remember about being with Daniel?

3. What conversation does Laura have with her mother when she calls her in Chapter 8?

4. What does Laura do after she wraps her arm in toilet paper?

5. Why does Laura struggle to match her outward behavior to her emotional state?

6. Why did Carla think that Theo's writing success might end their marriage, and why did it not?

7. When the police ask Laura about her relationship with Daniel, what does she say?

8. What happened the day Angela's body was found?

9. In Chapter 1, what is Laura struggling with?

10. What does Carla remember about Ben's third birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miriam believes that she and Laura have a lot in common. Why does Miriam believe that she and Laura have a lot in common? Why does she believe they are both damaged goods? Is Miriam correct that they have a lot in common?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in A Slow Burning Fire? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

Laura was in an accident when she was ten. How was Laura injured when she was ten? What physical and emotional injuries did she sustain? Why was she diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury? How is she affected by the accident even as an adult?

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