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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 favorite dinner?

2. Why did the author return early to the States?

3. What was Mount Rainier once named?

4. Who did the author see in her dream before she dunked her head in the water?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the land around the author's parents' home like?

6. Where did the author stay while Brandon was away in Australia?

7. What was special for the author and Brandon about their weekends when his parents were away?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Use examples from Red Paint to address the topic of generational trauma.

Essay Topic 2

Use examples from the book to write about the significance of tradition with LaPointe's culture.

Essay Topic 3

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

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