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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 musical instrument does Mia play?

2. What did Teddy talk about the whole time during dinner on Adam's first visit to her home?

3. What does Teddy want to listen to as the family sets out to visit friends?

4. What does Kim want to be when she grows up?

5. Who is the retired music teacher from the university that serves as Mia's musical tutor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Mia's consciousness transition following the car accident?

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

6. How does Mia describe her first date with Adam?

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss the themes of grief and loss in If I Stay. Whom does Mia lose in the course of the story? How does Mia cope with those losses? What role do those losses and Mia's grief play in the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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