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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 does Teddy want to listen to as the family sets out to visit friends?
(a) Pop music.
(b) SpongeBob SquarePants.
(c) NPR.
(d) Classical music.

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

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

4. Where does Henry have a makeshift office for his internet work?
(a) In a cellar.
(b) In a barn.
(c) In a church.
(d) In an attic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What musical instrument does Mia play?

2. How does Mia describe the person who conducted the marriage ceremony for her parents?

3. What vehicle hits Mia's family's car in the accident?

4. What did Mia's father give her after her first recital?

5. What nickname does Gramps call Mia when he first talks to her at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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."?

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

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