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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 did Mary tell a psychiatrist at Bellevue that she remembered the night that Alyssa died?

2. What time does Mary plan to meet Ted in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 7, what does the backyard look like when Ms. Reba opens the door?

4. How long was Mary in baby jail?

5. What does Mary borrow to wear to her meeting with Cora Fisher at the Absolution Project?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, where is Ted injured?

3. What does Mary remember about times when her mother was having "a day" (133)?

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

5. What does Mary think of Cora Fisher?

6. How often does Mary's mother visit her, and what are the visits like?

7. In Chapter 5, why did Dr. Alex M. Spektor wonder if Mary had ever been tested?

8. How was Mary described in the book Babies Killing Babies?

9. Who is Ted?

10. How many hours of community service does Mary perform weekly, and what does she do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Mary and Dawn. What kind of mother was Dawn? How might Mary's upbringing have affected her?

Essay Topic 2

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or does it almost take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is a condition caused by trauma. Why was Mary diagnosed with PTSD? What caused her PTSD? How did it affect her life?

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