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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. At the end of Chapter 14, how much was Anita able to sell the first photograph for that she sold of Mia's?

2. In Chapter 15, what was the name of Mrs. Richardson's friend who worked at the New York Times?

3. In Chapter 20, where did Mrs. Richardson decide that Lexie would sleep?

4. In Chapter 20, where did Bebe go?

5. In Chapter 13, when did Mia apply to the New York School of Fine Arts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 18, how did Mrs. Richardson get information about abortions at the clinic?

4. How did Moody find out about Trip and Pearl in Chapter 17?

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

6. Who was Vinny and what was his relationship to Bebe?

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

8. At the end of Chapter 18, why did Mrs. Richardson tell Mia to leave?

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

10. In Chapter 11, why did Mrs. Richardson invite Pearl to a brunch to celebrate Lexie's acceptance into Yale?

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

The novel is told from a third-person omniscient point of view. How does the point of view help readers understand characters? How does the point of view influence the story and how readers identify with characters?

Essay Topic 3

The custody hearing brought into question the definition of a mother. What does the author reveal about what makes a mother? Which character(s) best represent that definition and why?

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