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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 is Ford's first grade teacher?

2. What does Ford sense about her interactions with her grandfather?

3. What mark does Ford think the figure she sees in a dream leaves on her in Part 4?

4. How does Grandma Billie wear her hair?

5. What does Ford's mother tell her in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ford often afraid of her mother as a child?

2. Why does Ford suspect her mother stays with Allen?

3. What does Ford's mother become obsessed with regarding her children in Chapter 9?

4. What does Ford's mother do when she hears from Ford's teacher Mrs. York that Ford has said inappropriate things in school?

5. How does Ford feel about going back to live with her mother after being on her great-grandfather's farm?

6. In Chapter 7, what happens that traumatizes Ford's mother?

7. How does Ford react to the news about her father in Chapter 1?

8. How does Ford remember the process of having her hair relaxed in Chapter 5?

9. What vision does Ford see in Chapter 4 that terrifies her?

10. In Chapter 10, what does Ford's grandfather do in front of her that horrifies her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ford begins her memoir with the shocking news that her father is finally being released from prison after serving a decades-long sentence for rape. Write an essay exploring the range of Ford's feelings upon hearing this news, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How do Ford's letters between herself and her father while he is in prison shape her overall opinion of him and relationship with him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Ford's mother's refusal or inability to apologize to her as a young child shape Ford's ongoing relationship with her mother? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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