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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. How did Carla and Angela's mother die?

2. What floor does Laura live on?

3. What was Laura's father's job when she was a child?

4. In Chapter 9, what is the name on the dog collar Miriam has in her trinket box?

5. How old was Ben when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Carla feel most at home?

2. How did Carla and Theo's son Ben die?

3. Why does Laura struggle to match her outward behavior to her emotional state?

4. Why does Miriam decide to check on a young man whose boat has been moored two days longer than he is entitled to be?

5. How does Laura remember her father and Deidre reacting after she snuck out of the house when she was 13 and went to a party?

6. Why did Carla think that Theo's writing success might end their marriage, and why did it not?

7. What does Miriam do every second Sunday?

8. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Carla remember about a conversation she had with Daniel and Angela?

9. In Chapter 1, what is Laura struggling with?

10. What is Irene's favrorite reading spot and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miriam believes that she and Laura have a lot in common. Why does Miriam believe that she and Laura have a lot in common? Why does she believe they are both damaged goods? Is Miriam correct that they have a lot in common?

Essay Topic 2

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does A Slow Fire Burning take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 3

Laura’s parents are mostly absent in her life. How would you describe Laura’s relationship with her parents? Why is the relationship dysfunctional?

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