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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 is the name of Miller's new advocate in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 6, how far down did Miller go when she was scuba diving?

3. What excuse did Miller give her boss when she went to the courthouse in Chapter 3?

4. When was Miller raped and assaulted?

5. What was the average temperature in Palo Alto in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what was the first thing that Miller did in weeks?

2. Who was Gong Gong?

3. How did Miller describe herself in Chapter 1?

4. How did Miller describe Palo Alto in Chapter 2?

5. What helped Miller do well in her printmaking class in Chapter 4?

6. What did Myers tell Miller about the possible schedule during the trial in Chapter 7?

7. In Chapter 3, what was Miller's life like?

8. What did Miller realize she needed to do at the end of Chapter 7?

9. In the Introduction, how did Miller summarize the rape and assault?

10. What situation had Miller's friend Claire gone through when she was 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miller’s mother said that good and bad things came from the universe. What was Miller’s mother’s philosophy about good and bad things in life? What did that reveal about the importance of optimism?

Essay Topic 2

Sexual assault victims had to have a stronger case than most other victims of other crimes. What did it mean to be a sexual assault victim? What challenges did they face when reporting the crime committed against them?

Essay Topic 3

Although many people in the press were unkind to Miller, there were people who made kind gestures toward her. What kind gestures did Miller receive? How did those gestures make her feel? How did kindness help her emotional health?

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