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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kim always wear her hair?

2. Who is the lead singer for the band Bikini?

3. How old has Teddy just turned at the beginning of the narrative?

4. Where does Mia's family live?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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."?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What significance does Mia's father's transformation from punk musician to middle school signify symbolically in the novel? How does this transformation relate to Mia's transformation? What are Mia's observations about her father's transformation?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the plot structure of If I Stay. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition into the rising action? Where does the climax occur? What is revealed in the novel's falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character of Mia Hall as the protagonist of If I Stay. How old is Mia? Based on Mia's observations and her actions, how would you define her character? What are Mia's strongest traits? What are her weakest?

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