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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. When did Mrs. Richardson's grandparents arrive in Shaker Heights?

2. In Chapter 19, what time did Izzy come to Pearl and Mia's place?

3. In Chapter 19, what time did Pearl and Mia finish packing?

4. In Chapter 14, how much money did Mia have when she took Warren's car after he died and drove west?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 17, how long after the custody hearing had the judge not made a decision?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. At the end of Chapter 16, what did Mr. Richardson decide about rules?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pearl wanted to ask Mrs. Richardson to help them be able to stay when Mia told her they had to leave. Why was it ironic that Pearl wanted to ask Mrs. Richardson for help? Why was Mrs. Richardson the last person who might help them?

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

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?

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