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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 Hole song did the author sing along to as she walked in the neighborhood?

2. What was Ian Curtis singing about?

3. Who did Richard and the author compare themselves to?

4. Where did the author see a fortune teller?

5. At the concert with Brandon, what song did the author feel was sung only to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author's great-grandmother lose her house?

2. What did the author do at Skagit River?

3. Why did the author try to dye her hair blue?

4. How did the author feel about seeing Richard and Brandon at her reading?

5. What agreement did Richard and the author reach about their relationship?

6. What was the author's property in Lummi Bay like?

7. How did the author's friends from Seattle respond to visiting her new home?

8. What did that author think was the good thing about being homeless at 33?

9. How did the author feel about the trip to Hawaii with Brandon's family?

10. What concert experience did the author have after the miscarriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Use examples from Red Paint to discuss the theme of home and belonging.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the importance of music in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Write an analysis of the poem that concludes Red Paint.

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