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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old has Teddy just turned at the beginning of the narrative?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

2. For how long were Mia's parents married before Mia's mother became pregnant?
(a) Three years.
(b) One year.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

3. For how long does Mia say she had been together with Adam when she showed him her classical records collection?
(a) 12 days.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 8 months.

4. What vehicle hits Mia's family's car in the accident?
(a) A semi.
(b) A logging truck.
(c) A pickup truck.
(d) A school bus.

5. Who does Mia recall Adam dressing as for Halloween in her junior year of high school?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Jim Morrison.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Keith Richards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kim once told Mia that her people can fight with the best of them, but with what?

2. What instrument did Mia's father play in a band?

3. How old is Mia?

4. What does Gran refer to deer as?

5. What is Mia's aunt doing when the social worker comes to talk to the family at 4:47 p.m.?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mia describe the first weeks when she and Adam became an item?

2. How does Mia describe the setting of the ICU?

3. How does Mia describe Adam's first visit to meet her parents?

4. How does Mia's consciousness transition following the car accident?

5. What does the nurse mean when she says it is up to Mia?

6. What instrument does Mia play? For how long has she played?

7. How does Mia describe Kim's arrival at the hospital in "4:39 p.m."?

8. What are Mia's parents' professions?

9. What does Kim say to Mia when she visits the hospital chapel?

10. How would you describe Mia's family? Are they close?

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