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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. What did the author's great-great-grandmother always travel with?

2. What did the Slovenian village remind the author of?

3. Where did the author's dad work?

4. What was the magic that the author's great-grandmother passed down?

5. What Joan Jett song did the author sing at karaoke?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Brandon came back from Australia, what did he do to try to placate the author?

2. What was Comptia's village like?

3. How did Brandon propose to the author?

4. What did the author think about when she first saw Brandon?

5. When the author complained about her marriage to Brandon, how did her mother respond?

6. Why did the author appreciate the setting of Twin Peaks?

7. Which Twin Peaks character did the author most identify with and why?

8. When did the author tell Brandon the details of her childhood trauma?

9. How did the author feel about living in the church attic?

10. What did the author always take to the rooms she lived in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What lessons does Red Paint teach about the importance of community? How does LaPointe demonstrate these lessons to readers?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the importance of music in the book.

Essay Topic 3

The author utilizes nature as symbolism within Red Paint. What is LaPointe symbolizes through nature? How does she convey this symbolism to readers?

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