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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 month is Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 9, where was Mirabelle McCullough found when she was a baby?

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

4. In Chapter 1, the night before the fire, at whose house did Lexie stay?

5. In Chapter 1, when do fire engines wail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 6, why were Stacie Perry's parties legendary?

5. In Chapter 5, how did Lexie feel about shopping at a thrift store?

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

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

8. In Chapter 1, who is Josh Trammel and how did he burn down his parents' house?

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

10. What became Mia's schedule in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Izzy is the protagonist in the novel. Why is Izzy the protagonist? Who is the antagonist? How do their conflicts advance the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Richardson and Lexie like to be benefactors and help others. How are Mrs. Richardson's and Lexie's motive when they do something for someone? What is communicated about charity and largess through the ways that Mrs. Richardson and Lexie try to help Mia and Pearl?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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