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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. In Chapter 5, what did Pearl trace on the wallpaper that made Lexie feel a gush of pity for her?

2. How many cups of coffee did Mrs. Peters drink the morning all the locks in the high school had to be opened with tweezers?

3. In Chapter 3, what was Moody's allowance?

4. In Chapter 5, when did Lexie decide to take Pearl on a shopping trip?

5. In Chapter 7, what was Mr. Richardson's first choice for college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Izzy do in Chapter 7 to get back at her orchestra teacher?

2. In Chapter 7, why was Pearl displeased that her mother was working at the Richardson house?

3. In Chapter 8, what did Pearl discover on a field trip to an art museum?

4. In Chapter 2, what types of places did Pearl remember living in?

5. What did Pearl tell Lexie when Lexie asked why Pearl did not buy anything at the mall in Chapter 5?

6. In Chapter 10, why did Mrs. Richardson decide to investigate Mia's background?

7. At the end of Chapter, what did Mrs. Richardson want Mia to do and why did Mia not refuse?

8. What were the circumstances of Izzy's birth?

9. In Chapter 2, what was the history of the Winslow house that the Richardson's rented out?

10. In Chapter 8, what did Izzy discover about Pauline Hawthorne, the photographer who took Mia's photo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Izzy decided that her family needed to have a new beginning. Why did Izzy decide that her family needed to have a new beginning? How did her family betray others? Why did Izzy decide that those betrayals indicated that her family needed to start over from scratch?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Richardson lied during some of her investigation of Mia’s life. What methods did Mrs. Richardson use to get the information she wanted on Mia? How did desperation lead her to use non-ethical journalistic tactics? How was her investigation tainted by the methods she used?

Essay Topic 3

Mia uses an analogy to show Izzy how pain can promote growth. What analogy does Mia use to help Izzy understand how pain can promote growth? How do a prairie fire and pain and suffering bring new life?

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