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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 Blakinger's mother drive when Blakinger wanted to train at the University of Delaware?

2. What sport did Blakinger used to particpate in?

3. When did Blakinger remember that her eating became a disorder?

4. Where was Mark Ladwig from?

5. In Chapter 5, how far did Blakinger ride her bike to vomit after dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why was Blakinger hiding behind a bush?

2. What was said about Blakinger in Chapter 2 in newspaper article?

3. What problems was Blakinger having at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. What did it mean to be dopesick, and what bad decisions did Blakinger say could happen when you were dopesick?

5. What happened to Blakinger's dog, Charlotte?

6. What expenses were associated with Blakinger's skating?

7. How did Blakinger fill her days in jail?

8. When did Mark break off his skating partnership with Blakinger, and how did she take the break up?

9. How does Blakinger describe her dad?

10. How did Blakinger describe her eating problems at 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Blakinger use a cliffhanger at the end of Chapter 11? How does that cliffhanger create suspense or questions?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Corrections in Ink? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and Blakinger? How does it help readers connect with and understand Blakinger?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Corrections in Ink, and why?

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