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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. Where did the author's dad work?

2. What was the initial reason that the author cannot join Brandon in Australia?

3. Who was the first boyfriend the author was not afraid of?

4. What left marks near the stovetop in the trailer?

5. How old was Comptia when she died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What was the wedding-planning process like for the author and Brandon?

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

8. What experience did the author have while hiking in Quinault?

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

10. What is the significance of the security code to the author's parents' house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is LaPointe’s main message to readers regarding family? How does she portray this message in her memoir?

Essay Topic 2

What lessons does Red Paint teach about childhood?

Essay Topic 3

Use examples from Red Paint to write about the power of performance. What is LaPointe's relationship with performance?

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