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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. At the end of Chapter 13, when is Laura to see her psychologist?

2. How old is Irene?

3. What book was Theo working on when Ben died?

4. How long had Miriam worked at the bookshop the first time she saw Theo there?

5. What did Miriam take from Lorraine's room after her wake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who stops and talks to Laura when she is banging on the door to the launderette?

2. When was the second-to-last time that Theo saw Angela, and what did they discuss?

3. What does Miriam remember about hitchhiking with her friend Lorraine?

4. What does Theo remember about the last time he saw Angela?

5. What does Miriam remember about what happened after she and Lorraine got a ride with Jez?

6. What does Irene remember about the first Christmas after WIlliam died?

7. How did Miriam meet Theo?

8. What message does Deidre leave for Laura on her phone?

9. How does Laura describe Miriam in Chapter 20?

10. What did Carla and Daniel do after Angela's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irene knows that people like Carla look at little old ladies like her and dismiss them as dim, distracted, forgetful, and foolish. Is Irene old? How do people tend to dismiss her because of her age? What do people assume about her because of her age? Why is Irene the target of ageism?

Essay Topic 2

Theo and Clara’s son Ben died when he was three. How did Ben die? What were the repercussions of his death and why?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in A Slow Burning Fire? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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