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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 was the author's great-great-grandmother named?

2. What did Brandon tell the author about the song she was going to sing on?

3. Where did the author first faint on her trip to Europe?

4. What Bikini Kill song was playing when the author threw her bouquet?

5. What did the author's people weave garments out of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the wedding ceremony like?

2. Why did no one notice the danger that the author faced from her uncle?

3. How did Brandon propose to the author?

4. How did working on the Little Boats essay affect the author?

5. Why was the Sasha Doll important to the author?

6. What was the significance of linoleum to the author's great-great-grandmother?

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

8. What did the author do when she was struggling to sleep?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select one symbol from Red Paint to analyze in full. How does the author present this symbol? Why might LaPointe have selected this particular symbol to represent what it does?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Uncle Ron and what he represents in LaPointe's memoir. Why did she include him? What does she share about him, and what does she leave out?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the importance of music in the book.

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