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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 concert did Brandon take the author to after her miscarriage?

2. Who checked on the author in a dream?

3. What did the author's uncle study at college?

4. Where did the author see a fortune teller?

5. What Joy Division song did the author listen to after her fight with Brandon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the author do at Skagit River?

3. What made the author think of her Uncle Ron?

4. What role did rose quartz have in the author's life?

5. How did the author want to decorate the nursery?

6. What was sleeping in the shed like for Comptia?

7. How did Richard respond to the news that the author was pregnant?

8. In the weeks after she learned that she was pregnant, what did the author do?

9. What did the author realize about her dream of Uncle Ron?

10. Why did Comptia's husband need to go to court?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What lessons does Red Paint offer on creative expression and mental health?

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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