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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. At what type of company was Edward working during this time?

2. When did Kelly start her radiation treatments?

3. Who was Kelly's surgeon?

4. What did George do in Chapter 33 that sent up a cause for concern in the family?

5. Kelly was advised to have no more than _____________ glasses of wine each week.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the state of George's cancer at the end of the book?

2. What restrictions was Kelly warned about prior to having her lumpectomy?

3. Why was Dr. Schoenberg particularly empathetic to Kelly's interest in her father's cancer treatment?

4. What was the real reason that Kelly got angry with Edward when he called his parents so often during their trip to New England?

5. What were some of the attractive reasons about the house Kelly found in the Piedmont school district near San Francisco?

6. What good news about her condition did Kelly receive after her lumpectomy?

7. What did Kelly learn about her diet from a nutritionist?

8. Why was Kelly resistant to starting estrogen therapy which would eliminate estrogen from her body?

9. When did Kelly experience her first panic attack and how did her mother help her through it?

10. What did Kelly, Edward and the girls do when they learned that George had only two more cancer treatments?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

THE MIDDLE PLACE is a classic example of a memoir. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting and time period for Kelly Corrigan's childhood. What was America like during this time period? How important are the time period and setting to the attitudes and issues of Kelly, her family and friends?

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