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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. Six or seven years after Ben died, where did Carla have to go and get Angela?

2. In Chapter 19, what time does Laura stand outside the launderette?

3. When Miriam first talked to Theo about his writing, how long had it been since Theo had published anything substantial?

4. Who is at Angela's when Irene calls the police in Chapter 18?

5. What is the name of Deidre's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 11, what does Theo think about Carla?

3. What did Angela tell Carla about when Ben died?

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

5. In Chapter 26, what does Laura confess to Irene?

6. Why does Carla not answer Theo's calls in Chapter 21?

7. What happens when Irene hears someone walking around in Angela's empty home?

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

9. What does Laura take after getting groceries for Irene?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laura often makes bad choices. Why does Laura make bad choices? What does she attribute her bad choices to? Does Laura suffer from impulse control?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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