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

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

3. Where was Brandon when the author learned that she was pregnant?

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

5. Where did Richard and the author camp together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did the author do at Skagit River?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Choose an individual within the book and produce a detailed charactered analysis. Why did LaPointe include this individual in her memoir?

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