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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 6, where does Dawn take Mary for a makeover?

2. When does Mary's mother visit her in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 7, how long did a psychiatrist from Bellevue say that Mary slept when she was first in custody?

4. How long was the girl who had her baby in Mary's cell block in the infirmary after giving birth?

5. In Chapter 4, what is the name of the woman who helps Mary get signed up for the SAT practice test?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where is Ted injured?

2. What is the only advice that Mary ever remembers her mother giving her, and how does Mary feel about that advice?

3. What did Mary's fourth-grade teacher say about Mary in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Cora Fisher say about Mary's case?

5. What does Mary want her mother to do at the end of Chapter 3?

6. Why does Ms. Carmen go to the nursing home in Chapter 5?

7. Where does Mary find Ted in Chapter 8?

8. What is the schedule like at the group home?

9. What does Mary think of Cora Fisher?

10. How does Mary describe the group home where she lives in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

Melissa Richardson met Dawn and Mary at church. How did their relationship develop? How did it change after the baby died and why?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world she has created?

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