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

2. What did Mia's schoolmates refer to her and Adam as when they had been dating for six months?

3. Why is Mia unable to practice her musical instrument on the morning of the accident?

4. What products does Kim's dad's company produce?

5. Where does Mia's mom suggest they stop on the way home after their visit to see Henry and Willow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Mia compare the casino to the ICU?

5. What are Mia's parents' professions?

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. How does Mia describe the setting of the ICU?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

What are the circumstances that enable the car accident that Mia is injured by? Why is Mia's family driving on the day of the accident? Where are they going? With whom do they collide? Why?

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