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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. Where does Ford meet with Bradley to say goodbye before his move?

2. What activity do Ford and her new best friend share in Chapter 17?

3. What has long been one of Ford's mother's worst fears?

4. What does Mr. Martin ask Ford not to forget at the end of the school year in Chapter 16?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do men and boys start treating Ford differently when she goes through puberty in Chapter 15?

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

5. In Chapter 15, what does Bradley do to Ford in the shed in her backyard?

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

7. How does Bradley treat Ford at first?

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Ford find out what her father is in prison for, and how does this revelation affect her impression of him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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