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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 Brett give to Ford as a graduation gift?

2. What does Ford start doing obsessively in Chapter 25?

3. Where does Ford's mother take the family with Allen in Chapter 13 for a treat?

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

5. Who becomes a great friend of Ford's in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Mr. Martin give to Ford on her last day of school in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Grandma Billie's religious faith and commitment shape Ford's attitudes and perceptions of church, God, and spirituality? 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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