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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 game did Mia end up playing with her father after he had discovered her singing his song?

2. Who was Mia's schoolmate that dropped out to have a baby?

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

4. What movie does Mia recall Adam crying while watching?

5. What band was Kerry Gifford running the sound for when he died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.?

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

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

10. Why does Brooke Vega come to the hospital?

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

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

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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