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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 beginning of Chapter 20, who was Mr. Richardson talking to?

2. At the end of Chapter 19, where did Izzy drop a lighted match?

3. At the end of Chapter 18, how much money did Mrs. Richardson give Mia?

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

5. In Chapter 12, how long did it take Mrs. Richardson to drive to Pittsburgh?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Mrs. Richardson asked Elizabeth Manwill for information, what did Elizabeth realize Elena had been doing?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 16, how was Bebe portrayed as the custody hearing began?

4. In Chapter 15, what did Richardson think she would have done if she had been in Mia's situation?

5. In Chapter 17 what did Pearl and Moody say about Trip, and how were they both right?

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

7. How did Mia manage to pay for art school in Chapter 13?

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

9. What did Izzy do before she left in Chapter 19?

10. In Chapter 15, what did Mia feel for Lexie when she realized she had had an abortion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elena Richardson had always taken the safe route in life. How had Mrs. Richardson quashed the spark inside of her? How did that spark appear in Izzy? How did that spark cause most of the conflicts between mother and daughter?

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

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?

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