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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 family live after the trailer?

2. What Ramones song did the author have in her head when Brandon told her he was going to Australia without her?

3. Who did the author drink with on the day Brandon left for Australia?

4. On what birthday did the author ask her parents about red paint?

5. What business did the author's great-grandmother own in Quinault?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did the author feel about the idea of marriage?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose an individual within the book and produce a detailed charactered analysis. Why did LaPointe include this individual in her memoir?

Essay Topic 2

How does LaPointe address the concept of healing?

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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