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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 choir teacher in Chapter 16?

2. What state program does Ford try to join that would help pay for college?

3. What does Bradley often tell Ford in Chapter 15?

4. In Chapter 14, what book does Ford love?

5. What does Bradley do to Ford in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, why does Ford decide to stay with Grandma Billie on a visit home instead of with her mother?

2. What does Allen say to Ford's mother that makes Ford very angry in Chapter 13?

3. How does Bradley treat Ford at first?

4. Who encourages Ford to apply to college and in what ways does this person do so?

5. What does Mr. Martin give to Ford on her last day of school in Chapter 17?

6. How does Ford find out why her father is in prison?

7. What does Brett's friendship mean to Ford?

8. In Chapter 25, what does Ford begin to notice about her body when she takes pictures of herself?

9. In Chapter 14, what reputation does Ford have in her school?

10. What does Ford's father say when she sings for him on her visit to him in prison in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the memoir, how does Ford describe the evolution of her relationship with her mother? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why and how does Ford struggle with her changing body after going through puberty, and what are some of the pressures and expectations others lay on her shoulders? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does Ford attempt to please and appease her mother when she is a young child growing up? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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