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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 people weave garments out of?

2. What color was the dress that the author wore to her naming ceremony?

3. What Bikini Kill album did the author read the lyric sheets of as a teenager?

4. What book did the author look for after her dream?

5. How did the author characterize her relationship with Richard while Brandon was away?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Brandon propose to the author?

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

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

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

7. What compromise did the author reach with Brandon regarding the trip to Australia?

8. What was Comptia's village like?

9. What did Brandon say about the women in the author's family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an analysis of the poem that concludes Red Paint.

Essay Topic 2

Use examples from Red Paint to address the modern impacts of colonialism.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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