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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. How much does Mary have to pay for a pregnancy test in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 2, how late is Mary's period?

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

4. In Chapter 1, how long is the new girl at the house when she is blamed for something?

5. What do Sarah and Mary try to save in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Mary think of Cora Fisher?

6. What did Dr. Alex M. Spektor say about Mary killing the baby if she was taking the medications she was prescribed?

7. At the end of Chapter 6, what does Dawn tell Mary about having more fun days together?

8. Who is Ted?

9. What did Connie George, chief nurse office of the neonatal intensive care unit at Kings County Hospital say about Dawn Cooper?

10. Why was Mary put on pills when she was a child and why did she quit taking them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A bully is someone who picks on someone, often someone smaller or weaker. Who are bullies at the group home? Who do they bully and how? Why does no one stop the bullying?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author includes many excerpts from books, depositions, and testimonies. Why does the author include excerpts from books, depositions, and testimonies? How does the inclusion of this information help readers understand the past and how it affects Mary and other characters?

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