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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 did Harriet give Joy after her procedure?

2. At noon when Hugh pulled his phone out of his pocket, how many messages did he have from Wren?

3. In the bathroom where Izzy threw up at the Center, what was the location of the photograph on the wall?

4. What was the name of the girl with pink hair who ran out of the Center when the shooting began?

5. What color wig was Janine wearing when she went to the clinic?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were problems that Izzy was able to solve?

2. When Wren was in middle school, what would Hugh pack in her lunches?

3. What happened when Beth's father found out about her abortion?

4. What was going on when Hugh walked into the police department?

5. What are the bad things and the good thing that Joy considers as she sits in the waiting room with the other hostages?

6. What story did Louie tell Joy?

7. Why did Vonita create the Center?

8. What happened when Janine confessed to being pro-choice?

9. What did Izzy remember about a visit with Parker's parents?

10. What happened when Izzy approached the Center reception desk, and what did she have to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Center is the last abortion clinic in Mississippi. What does the Center symbolize? How does it symbolize both safety and danger?

Essay Topic 2

Before the scenes with the standoff, the author shares the ordinary things in characters’ lives. Why does the author focus on the ordinariness of life? Why are the ordinary things in live so important?

Essay Topic 3

In the Epilogue, Wren changes the sign pro-lifers put on the fence at the Center. What did the sign say? Why did Wren change the sign? What was the significance of how she changed the sign?

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