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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mitchell's daughter?

2. Why do people in town really like Dolores Driscoll?

3. What is the dividing factor in Nichole's life?

4. What does Mitchell have in common with the grieving parents of Sam Dent?

5. What does Nichole wish her new room had?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the irony of Nichole's being confined to a wheelchair as her long-awaited freedom from her father's sexual abuse.

Essay Topic 2

It can be stated that while Nichole is the heroine for the town, Dolores is the heroine for the spirit. Explain what this statement means to you.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the symbolism of Dolores watching her old car being banged and dented yet emerging victorious at the Demolition Derby.

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