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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 dog did Louie remember a pro-lifer bringing once?

2. How long ago had Olive met Peg?

3. Who called in the shooting?

4. What was the name of the nurse practitioner that Olive regularly saw at the clinic?

5. What did Wren draw on her sneaker with a Sharpie while she waited in the Center waiting room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was going on when Hugh walked into the police department?

2. What advice did Graciela give Janine when she was pretending to be pregnant?

3. At noon, what did Izzy see when she looked in a supply closet?

4. Why did Bex change her mind about going into the Center with Wren?

5. What story did Louie tell Joy?

6. What were George's thoughts about Lil having an abortion as he sat in the parking lot at the Center?

7. What had Wren learned last week when she was listening to NPR in Aunt Bex's studio?

8. How had Aunt Bex been a mother to Wren?

9. What were Wren's thoughts about the waiting room at the Center?

10. Why did Vonita create the Center?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wren thinks of herself as a woman when she decides to have sex and get birth control. In what ways is Wren still a little girl? How does Wren realize what makes an adult? Why does she realize it is not sex? What does she realize makes an adult?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

When Bex is treated after being released from the Center, she is told she is lucky. Why does Bex not think that she is lucky? Why does she believe karma has influenced her release? What is the difference between luck and karma.

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