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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's mother when she became pregnant with Mia?
(a) 19.
(b) 23.
(c) 21.
(d) 32.

2. Where was Mia's family going on vacation when her mother snuck her into a casino?
(a) Everglades National Park.
(b) Yosemite National Park.
(c) Lake Helen.
(d) Crater Lake.

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

4. What job did Adam have when Mia was in her junior year of high school?
(a) Coffee shop barista.
(b) Pizza delivery person.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Burger joint clerk.

5. How much snow has covered Mia's lawn when she awakens at 7:09 a.m.?
(a) Two inches.
(b) Less than an inch.
(c) Over six inches.
(d) Three inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mia and her brother call their mom's stepfather?

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

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

4. For how long has Mia been playing the musical instrument she plays?

5. How old was Mia when she played in her first recital?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Mia's parents' professions?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Mia describe her first date with Adam?

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