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

2. What instrument did Mia's father play in a band?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Bass.
(c) Drums.
(d) Saxophone.

3. How does Mia describe the style of her mother's wedding dress?
(a) A red silk dress.
(b) A bohemian hippie dress.
(c) A flapper dress.
(d) An A-line gown.

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

5. Who is Mia's best friend?
(a) Kim.
(b) Anna.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much snow has covered Mia's lawn when she awakens at 7:09 a.m.?

2. What is Mia's mother's profession?

3. For how long were Mia's parents married before Mia's mother became pregnant?

4. How much money did Adam spend on his Halloween costume in Mia's junior year of high school?

5. Where does Mia keep her collection of classical records?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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