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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 was Mia when she played in her first recital?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

2. What is the name of the band that Adam is in?
(a) Bikini.
(b) Shooting Star.
(c) Farewell Yesterday.
(d) The Skinks.

3. What was the first oral discussion on that Mia and Kim were assigned together in English class in middle school?
(a) Animal Farm.
(b) A Farewell to Arms.
(c) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(d) Charlotte's Web.

4. What is Mia's dad's favorite sport to play?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Baseball.

5. Who is the first of Mia's uncles to visit her at the hospital?
(a) Bob.
(b) Greg.
(c) Paul.
(d) Gerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teddy suggest he and his dad do when it is announced that school is canceled?

2. Where did Yo-Yo Ma perform when Adam took Mia to see him?

3. Where was Kim's bat mitzvah held?

4. How old is Mia?

5. Who is the lead singer for the band Bikini?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Mia's family live? How is this setting described?

2. How is If I Say structured? How are the different sections of the novel delineated?

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

4. What are Mia's parents' professions?

5. How does Mia compare the casino to the ICU?

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

7. Who does Mia describe in the waiting room at "4:39 p.m."?

8. Where is Mia's body taken after the car accident? Why?

9. How does Mia describe the beginning of her friendship with Kim?

10. How does Mia describe her father's transformation after Teddy's birth?

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