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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 did the author's pendant remind her of?

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

3. What did the author think was a bad omen or curse?

4. What did the author wear at her poetry reading?

5. What was Comptia's husband charged with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does a burning ceremony involve?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an analysis of the poem that concludes Red Paint.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Uncle Ron and what he represents in LaPointe's memoir. Why did she include him? What does she share about him, and what does she leave out?

Essay Topic 3

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

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