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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 color does Mia describe Brooke Vega's hair as being?

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

3. What is tachycardia?

4. What song by the Eels did Willow say she wants played at her funeral?

5. What grade was Mia in when she decided that maybe she would stop playing cello?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main emotion that Mia describes expressing after her discovery of Teddy's death?

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

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

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

5. How does Mia respond to Gran's visit in the ICU after her second surgical procedure?

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

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 3

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?

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