View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where does Mrs. Richardson recall seeing fires in her house before she escaped?

2. In Chapter 10, how much money did Bebe have in savings?

3. In Chapter 5, where did Lexie take Pearl shopping at first?

4. In Chapter 5, what was Lexie carrying when she saw Pearl turn in a slow circle in the living room?

5. In Chapter 4, how old was Izzy when she sneaked into the Humane Society trying to free all the cats?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what did Mia create in Ann Arbor?

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

4. In Chapter 4, how did Mia feel about Pearl's fascination with the Richardsons, and why did she allow Pearl to spend so much time with them?

5. What does Lexie realize is gone as she watches the smoke from her house?

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

7. In Chapter 5, how did Mia and Moody react when Pearl offered to write an essay for Lexie's college application?

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

9. In Chapter 1, what is said about the fire at the Richardson house?

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

Mia accepted who she was and did not try to be someone she was not. What characters were comfortable with and embraced their identity? What characters were not comfortable with their identity? Why were some characters content with their identity and others were not? How did choices characters make affect the way they did or did not embrace their identity?

Essay Topic 2

The novel is set in Shaker Heights, Ohio. How does the setting represent certain characters? In what way does the setting take on the role of a character? How does the setting advance the story line?

Essay Topic 3

Pearl wanted to ask Mrs. Richardson to help them be able to stay when Mia told her they had to leave. Why was it ironic that Pearl wanted to ask Mrs. Richardson for help? Why was Mrs. Richardson the last person who might help them?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,038 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample