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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. Who does Mia recall Adam dressing as for Halloween in her junior year of high school?

2. Kim once told Mia that her people can fight with the best of them, but with what?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Adam Wilde in If I Stay. How old is Adam? How did Adam meet Mia? How would you describe their relationship? What is revealed of Adam's character through his actions in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What are the circumstances surrounding the car accident in the novel? Who is at fault for the accident? Why does this make a difference? How does the accident factor into the storyline?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mia's experience on Halloween in her junior year of high school. What did Mia dress as? What did Adam dress as? How are their costumes symbolic? What was monumental for Mia about this occasion?

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