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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 did the man drinking Steel Reserve remind the author of?

2. What did the author's pendant remind her of?

3. What color was the author's lipstick at the reading?

4. What movie did the author think of when she took the pregnancy test at Richard's?

5. What housewarming gift did the author's parents bring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author do at Skagit River?

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

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

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

5. What agreement did Richard and the author reach about their relationship?

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

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

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

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

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

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

How has trauma shaped LaPointe's life?

Essay Topic 3

Use examples from Red Paint to address the topic of generational trauma.

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