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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 item does Evie keep under her bed?

2. How does Shannon's accident occur?

3. Why is Seth so fixated on television?

4. What is the cap for Shannon's health insurance?

5. Where does Shannon go when her bandages come off?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Evie and Shannon continually visit the department store?

2. Why have Brandy and her comrades come to the open house?

3. What causes Shannon's disfigurement?

4. Why is Shannon upset that Evie borrowed her clothes?

5. What secret does Shannon write on her postcard at the Space Needle?

6. What is Brandy's final request to Shannon before she dies?

7. What article of clothing does Brandy suggest Shannon wear?

8. What subject is Evie most interested in during the pretend dramas she enacts with Shannon at the department store?

9. How does Shannon describe the basic idea of modeling?

10. Before her accident, what does Shannon do for a living?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brandy is inspired by Miss Rona's idea of ripping yourself open and sewing yourself shut. What exactly does Miss Rona say needs to be done? Why is Brandy inspired by her ordeal? How has Miss Rona's ordeal been reflected in Brandy? How has it reflectedd in Shannon or Evie? Has Miss Rona escaped the societal trap of sameness?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel the author makes use of different devices to tell the story. In Shannon's case, many of her feelings are related using the Phantom Photographer, a mechanism that allows the reader to know how she is feeling indirectly. What are the implications of this Phantom Photographer? Why doesn't Shannon simply tell the reader herself what she is feeling? How does viewing her state of mind through a photographer provide insight to her former life as a model as well as her inner self?

Essay Topic 3

Is P.F.L.A.G a real organization? Do some research on the organization. If not, find a comparable rights group and research into their structure. How does the organization work? What are their outreach programs? Are there testimonials from parents, like Shannon and Shane's parents about dealing with prejudice or loss? Be sure to cite your information.

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