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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 does Ford's grandfather give her as a graduation gift from high school?

2. Who is outside the shed in Chapter 15?

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

4. Who takes Ford to visit her father in prison in Chapter 14?

5. How does Grandma Billie afford to buy her own house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Mr. Martin help Ford in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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

10. What event makes Ford's mother frantic in Chapter 13 because of her fear of Allen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In general, how does Ford remember her life with her mother and younger siblings growing up? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

After her break-up with Brett, what are some of Ford's major emotional challenges through her college years and her young adult life afterwards? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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