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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. What type of tattoo did Annabelle's lover have?

2. How old was Janine when her mother became pregnant at 43?

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

4. What was the name of George's wife?

5. How long was Olive a professor before she retired?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mandy have an abortion?

2. Why did Wren's father never go into space?

3. Why was Beth under arrest in a hospital?

4. How did Hugh get recommended to become a negotiator?

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

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

7. Why did Bex take Wren to the Center?

8. What was Joy told about the costs of an abortion?

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

10. What did Olive do when George shot at Wren and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Izzy performs well during the crises happening during the standoff. What has shaped Izzy’s character? What is revealed about how circumstances shape character through Izzy?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The author writes about choices that characters make. What are some decisions that characters like Wren, Joy, and Olive make? What is revealed about choices and consequences?

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