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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. Where did Kim tell Mia she wanted to live and have normal parents after Mia's fight with Adam?

2. What kind of bird does Gran say she saw on her walk when she visits Mia?

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

4. How does Mia describe the pants she wore for Halloween in her junior year of high school?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How would you compare Mia with her mother?

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

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

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

9. Why does Adam's plan to see Mia fail?

10. Why does Brooke Vega come to the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Mia's care immediately following the car accident. Where is Mia transported? How? Why is the transported to this setting? What medical procedures does she undergo?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Mia Hall as the protagonist of If I Stay. How old is Mia? Based on Mia's observations and her actions, how would you define her character? What are Mia's strongest traits? What are her weakest?

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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