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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 12, how did the Wright's say that Warren died?

2. In Chapter 20, what was Mrs. Richardson wearing?

3. A few years into Pauline Hawthorne's career, how much were her photographs selling for?

4. In Chapter 17, how much weight did Bebe gain during the stress of the custody hearing?

5. In Chapter 17, what would Trip and Pearl talk about during the afternoons they spent together?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 19 what did Mia say to Izzy instead of good-bye?

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

3. In Chapter 11, how did Mrs. Richardson find out Mia's last name?

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 13, how did Mia first learn about photography?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mia uses an analogy to show Izzy how pain can promote growth. What analogy does Mia use to help Izzy understand how pain can promote growth? How do a prairie fire and pain and suffering bring new life?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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