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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. What musical instrument does Mia play?
(a) Harp.
(b) Cello.
(c) Violin.
(d) Piano.

2. What nickname does Gramps call Mia when he first talks to her at the hospital?
(a) Duck.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Penguin.
(d) Piper.

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

4. What is Mia's average grade in school?
(a) Straight C's.
(b) Straight B's.
(c) Straight A's.
(d) Straight D's.

5. Why is Mia unable to practice her musical instrument on the morning of the accident?
(a) Because she left it at school.
(b) Because it is broken.
(c) Because she needs an accompanist.
(d) Because she broke her hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Adam have when Mia was in her junior year of high school?

2. What does Gran refer to deer as?

3. Who is the retired music teacher from the university that serves as Mia's musical tutor?

4. What is Kim's last name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Mia's parents' professions?

3. What did Mia and Adam dress up as for Halloween in Mia's junior year? Where did they go?

4. Why is Mia planning to go to Portland on the night of the car accident?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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