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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. Who is Deidre?

2. Where does Laura have scars?

3. How far was Laura thrown when she was hit by the car when she was 10?

4. When does Miriam remember that Carla Myerson visited her nephew with a bottle of wine?

5. How long has Carla lived in her place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Miriam take from the boat where the young man died?

4. Why is Irene glad to have Angela's books?

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

6. What does Miriam do every second Sunday?

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

8. What does Miriam believe that Theo Myerson did to her?

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

10. Where does Carla feel most at home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Angela is a single mother with a low-paying job and little support. How does Angela try to cope with her problems and her son? Does she use alcohol as a crutch? Is she an alcoholic?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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