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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 color was the car that hit Laura?

2. What is the name of the fan who writes Theo in Chapter 22?

3. Where was Janine looking at bird feeders when Laura was hit by a car?

4. At the end of Chapter 13, when is Laura to see her psychologist?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 21, who is calling Carla?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Laura react when she realizes that Miriam has her house key?

2. What did Angela tell Carla about when Ben died?

3. Who stops and talks to Laura when she is banging on the door to the launderette?

4. Why does Carla not answer Theo's calls in Chapter 21?

5. What does Miriam remember about hitchhiking with her friend Lorraine?

6. How does Laura describe Miriam in Chapter 20?

7. What does Theo remember about the last time he saw Angela?

8. Where does Carla go and what does she do on what would have been Ben's 18th birthday?

9. What message does Deidre leave for Laura on her phone?

10. In Chapter 26, what does Laura confess to Irene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Theo and Clara’s son Ben died when he was three. How did Ben die? What were the repercussions of his death and why?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are some idioms in the book difficult for an American audience to understand?

Essay Topic 3

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in A Slow Burning Fire? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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