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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. In Chapter 11, who does Theo see on the towpath when he looks out the window after taking a walk?

2. What type of fence did Miriam have to climb when she though Jez was coming after her in the car?

3. How long does it take Laura to get Irene's groceries?

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

5. What pseudonym did Theo use for his book, The One Who Got Away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Laura react when she realizes that Miriam has her house key?

3. How did Miriam meet Theo?

4. When Laura looked up information about her accident on the internet, what does she learn?

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

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

7. What happened to the man who abducted Miriam and killed Lorraine?

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

9. Where does Carla go and what does she do on what would have been Ben's 18th birthday?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miriam and a friend were abducted when they were teenagers. What happened to Miriam’s friend, Lorraine, when they were abducted? Why does Miriam blame herself for her friend’s death?

Essay Topic 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does A Slow Fire Burning take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

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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