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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 product does Marvel sell?

2. What is Astrid's age when she moves in with Claire and Ron?

3. What drug does Astrid obtain in exchange for oral sex?

4. What does Amelia lock every time she leaves the house?

5. What is Ed and Marvel's neighbor often reading?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Astrid think about when she is in the hospital after getting shot?

2. Describe Olivia Johnstone.

3. Describe Claire and Ron's home.

4. How is Astrid pushed into the shadows by Ingrid?

5. What makes Astrid feel guilty in church? What does she feel guilty about?

6. How does Ingrid hurt Astrid when Astrid comes to visit her for the first time in eight months?

7. When Astrid lives with Ed and Marvel, for what reason does Ingrid say that she disowns Astrid?

8. How does Astrid feel about Ingrid stalking Barry?

9. How does Ingrid's poem, "For Astrid, Who Will Live After All," hurt Astrid?

10. How does Astrid feel about her biological father? What does she know about him when she lives with Starr?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ingrid compares herself to a phoenix, saying she has been reborn from her ashes. What does this mean? Does Ingrid appear to rebirth herself from the ashes like a phoenix would? Would it be possible to compare Astrid to a phoenix?

Essay Topic 2

What similarities can be seen in both Ingrid and Astrid? What are the main differences between these characters? What about their circumstances?

Essay Topic 3

What role does Ray play in Astrid's life? Does he manipulate her? Does he love her? Does he hurt her or help her?

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