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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 kind of movie did Brandon and the author go see?

2. What was the author researching for her thesis?

3. What borough did the author's friend live in?

4. What pet did the author have?

5. Where did Richard and the author camp together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does a burning ceremony involve?

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

4. How did the author's white friends respond to the idea of her selling the land that she had inherited?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Richard and Brandon and their roles in LaPointe's life.

Essay Topic 2

Select one symbol from Red Paint to analyze in full. How does the author present this symbol? Why might LaPointe have selected this particular symbol to represent what it does?

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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