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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 is the cello player that Kim points out to Mia in the Nirvana song "Something in the Way"?

2. What was Gramps doing when Mia asked him whether he liked her dad's new clothes?

3. In what way did Mia's father say that Gramps had exerted pressure on him to change his life?

4. What song did they close Kerry's funeral with?

5. Where did Great-Aunt Glo have her ashes scattered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Brooke Vega? How is she described?

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

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

4. How would you compare Mia with her mother?

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

6. 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.?

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

8. What is the significance of "Waiting for Vengeance"?

9. Where does Mia go to search for Teddy at 10:40 p.m.? Why?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does Mia describe her first date with Adam? Where did they go? How old were they? What did Mia think about the event?

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