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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 Mia describe the pants she wore for Halloween in her junior year of high school?

2. What band played the song "Girlfriend in a Coma"?

3. What color did Mia's mother streak the blond wig with that Mia wore for Halloween?

4. What kind of bird does Gran say she saw on her walk when she visits Mia?

5. Where does Mia flee to search for Teddy at 10:40 p.m.?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Adam's plan to see Mia fail?

2. Why was Mia's mother upset about Kerry Gifford's funeral?

3. What does Gramps tell Mia in the ICU that feels like a blessing to her? Why does she feel this way?

4. Why does Brooke Vega come to the hospital?

5. Why did Henry and Mia's father have a huge falling out when Teddy was born?

6. How did Kim respond to the fight between Mia and Adam regarding her?

7. How would you compare Mia with her mother?

8. How is the setting of Franklin Valley Conservatory described?

9. How does Mia describe Kerry Gifford's character?

10. Why is Adam prevented from seeing Mia when he arrives at the hospital? How does he respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the actions, objectives, and obstacles of Adam's attempt to bypass the head nurse and enter the ICU unit. Why does Adam wish to bypass the nurse? How does he go about doing so? Is he successful? Why or why not?

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

Discuss the narrative point of view that is employed in If I Stay. Why is this narrative point of view warranted? How would the novel change if related from a different narrative perspective? In what ways does this narrative point of view connect to the story's plot?

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