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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 many boxes of books did Carla Mayerson leave for her from her deceased sister Angela?

2. In Chapter 10, where was Daniel going to go to boarding school?

3. In Chapter 9, how long has Miriam lived on her boat?

4. How old was Daniel when he learned to talk?

5. How long has Carla lived in her place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Miriam find when she check on a young man on a boat?

2. How was Laura injured?

3. Where does Carla feel most at home?

4. 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?

5. What does Carla remember about Ben's third birthday?

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

7. When the police ask Laura about her relationship with Daniel, what does she say?

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

9. What does Miriam have in the wooden box where she keeps her trinkets?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miriam and a friend were abducted when they were teenagers. What happened to Miriam’s friend, Lorraine, when they were abducted? Why does Miriam blame herself for her friend’s death?

Essay Topic 2

Laura often makes bad choices. Why does Laura make bad choices? What does she attribute her bad choices to? Does Laura suffer from impulse control?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in A Slow Burning Fire? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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