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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 were Miller's parents married?

2. What was the name of the DNA expert in Chapter 7?

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

4. What did Miller's father make her after she told her parents about the rape?

5. Whre did Miller decided to go for the summer in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice did Alaleh give Miller about her behavior in the courtroom in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

6. After high school students from Miller's high school started committing suicide in front of trains, what was done to try to prevent further suicides?

7. In Chapter 7, who would be testifying on Miller's behalf?

8. What role did Stanford play in Miller's life?

9. In Chapter 3, why did Miller start worrying about her character?

10. How did Miller break down one Friday evening at the end of Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miller commented that someone who had been robbed would not be asked if they told the robber no. How did Miller believe that the crime of sexual assault was treated differently from other crimes? In a sexual assault, why was the burden of the cause of the crime placed upon the victim?

Essay Topic 2

Miller and Lucas went scuba diving in Indonesia. How did Miller find another world underwater? How did that world make her feel? How did that experience help her find peace there and when she returned home?

Essay Topic 3

Rather than use a biographer, Miller wrote her own story. What is the point of view in the book? Why was it important for Miller to tell her own story? How did having Miller tell her story affect how readers identified with her?

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