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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. Who is the first person Laura tries to call in Chapter 1?

2. What books did Angela like to read?

3. Where does Laura have a part-time job?

4. How soon after Laura gets home from grocery shopping do the police bang on her front door?

5. How old is Daniel when Carla begins seeing her sister Angela again?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miriam have in the wooden box where she keeps her trinkets?

2. What does Carla tell the police about her nephew and his family?

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

4. What does Theo tell the police that he saw Saturday morning?

5. How does Laura remember her father and Deidre reacting after she snuck out of the house when she was 13 and went to a party?

6. What did Miriam find when she check on a young man on a boat?

7. What does Miriam believe that Theo Myerson did to her?

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

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

10. Why is Irene glad to have Angela's books?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in A Slow Burning Fire? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Angela is a single mother with a low-paying job and little support. How does Angela try to cope with her problems and her son? Does she use alcohol as a crutch? Is she an alcoholic?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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