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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. The recordings of which singer helped calm Ford in Chapter 16?

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

3. What fee does Ford need help with for college?

4. What happens to Ford's and Brett's relationship when they go to separate colleges?

5. How many Black students are on Ford's dorm floor in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 22, why and how does Ford feel different from a lot of her college classmates?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Ford begin to reconcile what she has experienced in her own life as a sexual assault survivor, and what she comes to understand about her own father's crimes? 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

How and why does Ford develop her own sense of self-preservation from such a young age? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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