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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. After leaving Brandon, what was the one object in the house where the author stayed?

2. Who held the author's hand at the doctor's when she got back from Hawaii?

3. What was the author's great-great-great-grandmother named?

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

5. What did the author do with the land she inherited?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why was the author angry at Brandon after the miscarriage?

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

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

8. What did burying the fetus make the author think of?

9. What does a burning ceremony involve?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What lessons does Red Paint teach about childhood?

Essay Topic 2

How does LaPointe address the concept of healing?

Essay Topic 3

What is the importance of Comptia and her story within Red Paint?

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