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

2. Who is purportedly the director of community affairs at the hospital where Mia is held?

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

4. How old was Mia when her father changed his wardrobe?

5. What did Mia and Adam encounter in Seattle at the train station that made him cry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How old was Mia when she decided to quit playing cello? Why did she decide to quit?

3. 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.?

4. How does Mia describe her experiences at Franklin Valley Conservatory?

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

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

7. How would you compare Mia with her mother?

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

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

10. Who convinced Mia to not give up playing cello? How?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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