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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 long did it take Mrs. Richardson to drive to Pittsburgh?

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

3. In Chapter 17, how long had Trip and Pearl been going together?

4. In Chapter 18, where did Mia remember seeing a prairie fire?

5. How far along was Mia in her pregnancy when she got to San Francisco?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 14, how did Mia decide to become a surrogate for the Ryans?

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

9. How did Warren die in Chapter 14?

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

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

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 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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