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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Machado do walking through the airport?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She calls her mom.
(c) She cries.
(d) She listens to music.

2. What does a writer have to choose?
(a) When to start.
(b) How to stop.
(c) When to stop.
(d) How to start.

3. Where does Machado go with her friends after she was broken up with?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Portland.

4. What is a lie about autobiographical writing, according to Machado?
(a) That there is a beginning.
(b) That there is a real end.
(c) That any of it is real.
(d) That there is a middle.

5. What did Machado's father tell her to do when she got stuck on tests?
(a) Ask a friend.
(b) Write down everything she knew.
(c) Cheat.
(d) Skip the question.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Machado host a party for after being broken up with?

2. Why was Debra Reid wronged, according to Muchado?

3. What does the body do, according to Muchado?

4. Where does Machado stay for Christmas break?

5. Who comes to Iowa City while Machado is still there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a TSA agent confiscate from Machado?

2. What advice did Machado's father give her about test taking?

3. What does Machado learn about the body throughout the processing of her trauma?

4. Who is Amber?

5. What is on display at the Brooklyn Museum when Machado visits with her girlfriend?

6. What happens when Machado calls Val after the break up?

7. What does Machado often find herself wondering about?

8. What does Machado have trouble doing after the breakup?

9. What happens when Machado falls asleep watching a movie one night?

10. What was supposed to happen in 2012?

(see the answer keys)

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