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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. During what month does the narraitve of If I Stay take place?

2. In what hospital ward is Mia's body at 2:48 a.m.?

3. Where was Elizabeth accepted to study after high school?

4. What band t-shirt did Mia wear for Halloween in her junior year?

5. Why did Gramps say he did not go to see his son's shows?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reason that Mia enters a medical crisis at 10:40 p.m.?

2. Why does Brooke Vega come to the hospital?

3. How is Adam's plot involving costumes from the supply closet met by Kim and by Mia?

4. What questions does Mia ask herself while sitting in the corner of the ICU after her body has been rushed off to surgery at 10:40 p.m.?

5. How would you compare Mia with her mother?

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

7. Why did Mia once have an emotional fight with Adam about Kim?

8. How is Great-Aunt Glo's funeral described?

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

10. Who is Mr. Dunlap and what is his role in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss the character of Teddy Hall in the novel. How old is Teddy? What is his relationship like with Mia? How would you describe his relationships with his parents?

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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