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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 does Mia describe the person who conducted the marriage ceremony for her parents?
(a) A Catholic priest.
(b) A Baptist pastor.
(c) A lesbian justice of the peace.
(d) A transsexual pastor for the Unitarian Church.

2. What is Kim's last name?
(a) Hall.
(b) Stein.
(c) Wilde.
(d) Schein.

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

4. Where is the Jewish sleepaway camp that Kim goes to every summer?
(a) Oregon.
(b) New York.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Massachusetts.

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 broke her hand.
(d) Because she needs an accompanist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what narrative point of view is If I Stay related?

3. What is Mia's dad's favorite sport to play?

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

5. What does Mia say the smell of pipe tobacco reminds her of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Mia describe her experiences at Adam's shows?

6. Why is the snowfall significant in If I Stay?

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

8. How is Mia's character introduced by the author in the opening of the novel? What does the reader learn about Mia in "7:09 a.m."?

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

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

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