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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 did Mia dress up as for halloween during her junior year of high school?
(a) A ballet dancer.
(b) A genie.
(c) A witch.
(d) A punk rocker.

2. Where is Adam's band opening for the band Bikini as they set off their national tour?
(a) Redding.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Portland.
(d) Spokane.

3. What does Mia's mother cook for breakfast on snow day?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Biscuits and gravy.
(c) Scrambled eggs and bacon.
(d) Pancakes.

4. What does Gran refer to deer as?
(a) God's angels.
(b) Scary pests.
(c) Gentle creatures.
(d) Pretty rats.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Willow work?

2. Who is Mia's best friend?

3. How does Kim always wear her hair?

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

5. What does Mia's mother want to listen to on the radio as they set out to visit friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mia remark about the social worker telling her grandparents of her condition when they first meet with her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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