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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. What kind of car does Ford's mother give her that used to belong to Ford's mother?

2. What does Ford sing for her father in Chapter 14?

3. What activity does Ford enjoy most in Chapter 20?

4. Who is the first person Ford has sex with?

5. Why does Ford's mother say she does not want to stay too long dropping Ford off at college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Bradley treat Ford at first?

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

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

6. How does Ford's mother react when Ford is accepted to college and reluctantly asks for help with a small required fee?

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

8. How does Ford begin to take more interest in makeup and clothes in Chapter 25?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why does Ford choose not to tell her mother - or anyone, for that matter - about her rape as a young girl? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why is Ford so determined, as a young girl, to witness the sunrise for the first time, and what does the sunrise symbolize for her at the time in her life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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