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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. George and Edward both agreed that ___________________________.
2. How did Kelly communicate with everyone who was worried about her?
3. What words were on the T-shirts mentioned in #22?
4. What diagnosis did Kelly get a week after her biopsy?
5. How many bags of solution did Kelly have during her first chemotherapy treatment?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the jobs that George had his kids pursue outside the house and how did he promote them?
2. How did situations of two of her friends regarding mothers affect Kelly and thoughts of her children?
3. Describe the saga of Kelly and her desire for Guess jeans when she was in high school.
4. Why had Kelly become so enraged when Edward's father was visiting for Thanksgiving?
5. How did Kelly respond to the comments made by a neighbor boy about her bald head?
6. What did Kelly do in an attempt to help her children understand the baldness brought on by chemotherapy treatments?
7. Why did Mary ensure that Kelly's prom dress was conservative when she attended Booker's prom?
8. Who did Kelly call immediately after finding the lump in her breast and how did this person respond?
9. What was Kelly's sport during high school and how did her father support her in it?
10. How did a twelve-inch boa constrictor become a household pet and how did Kelly feel about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the significance of the book's title. Why is it called simply THE MIDDLE PLACE? What was Kelly trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.
Essay Topic 2
Explain Kelly Corrigan's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where she did.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the impact that Kelly's childhood had on her as an adult. What did it mean to be the daughter of a doting father? What stigmas did Kelly live with for her entire life? How did Kelly use her childhood experiences to help in the creation of her life's work?
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