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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. In Chapter 26 what illness does Ford's mother suffer from?

2. Who in Ford's family dies in Chapter 23?

3. Who is Ford's choir teacher in Chapter 16?

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

5. Who tells Ford why her father is in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why and how do Brett and Ford grow apart when they go to college?

2. Why does Ford feel pressure not to hang around at school so much?

3. What are some barriers to Ford's applying to college?

4. How does Bradley treat Ford at first?

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

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

7. How does Ford find out how little her mother was raising four children on?

8. In Chapter 16, how does Ford change her behavior in order to try to feel safe again?

9. What does Brett give to Ford upon their college graduation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Ford's mother's particular obsession with the safety of her children, and how does this obsession change or shape Ford's adolescence? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Ford's unspoken feelings to her mother's assurances that she could always come home to live with her in Chapter 1 set the tone and expectation for the reader regarding her descriptions of her relationship with her mother for the rest of the memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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