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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 18, after the decision of the custody hearing was announced, what did Mrs. Richardson tell Lexie and Moody to order for dinner?

2. At the end of Chapter 16, what did the Richardsons have for dinner?

3. In Chapter 15, what did Mia bring Lexie to eat at 3:15?

4. How long was Bebe's baby left oustide in the cold?

5. In Chapter 12, what movie did Pearl and Moody see together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was in the envelope that Mia left behind?

2. In Chapter 12, what did Mrs. Richardson learn about Mia's brother?

3. At the end of Chapter 20, what did Mrs. Richardson decide about Izzy?

4. Why did Mrs. McCullough think that Bebe might have had an abortion, and what was the real reason behind Bebe's change of appearance?

5. In Chapter 14, what did Pauline give Mia before she died, and how did her gift help Mia?

6. In Chapter 20, where did Mrs. Richardson decide they would stay, and what were the sleeping arrangements?

7. In Chapter 12, what did Mrs. Richardson find out about Mia from her parents?

8. When Mia talked about Bebe getting her baby back, what did Mia tell Lexie?

9. In Chapter 13, how were Mia's parents described?

10. In Chapter 19, what did Pearl say about seeing the Ryans or her grandparents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ed Lim used his Asian American background to represent Bebe in the custody hearing. What was Ed Lim’s background? How did his background prepare him to defend Bebe?

Essay Topic 2

Shaker Heights was a pragmatic place where it was preferred that things be black and white and never gray. In what way did pragmatism shape Shaker Heights and Mrs. Richardson? How did pragmatism shape Shaker Heights and Mrs. Richardson?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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