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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. Where was Louie Ward shot by George?

2. In "Five P.M.," on what corner is the Center located?

3. At 4 p.m. for whom did Hugh tell George to end the conflict for?

4. What is the name of Beth's court-appointed lawyer?

5. What did George read to his daughter when she was younger?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is said about Bex's work?

2. Why did Mandy have an abortion?

3. What did George's pastor have to say about him?

4. What did Wren see when George dragged her out of the closet at the Center?

5. Why did Joy end up in foster care?

6. What has caused places like the Center to go out of business?

7. Why did Bex take Wren to the Center?

8. What did Izzy remember about being poor?

9. Why did Louie Ward become an obstetrician?

10. How did George learn how to manage his daughter's hair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Center is the last abortion clinic in Mississippi. What does the Center symbolize? How does it symbolize both safety and danger?

Essay Topic 2

Before the scenes with the standoff, the author shares the ordinary things in characters’ lives. Why does the author focus on the ordinariness of life? Why are the ordinary things in live so important?

Essay Topic 3

Wren is in many ways an atypical teenager. In what ways is Wren an ordinary teenager? In what ways is she an unusual teenager? What makes Wren an atypical teenager?

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