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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 often is the workshop that Ms. Claire gives to practice for the SAT in Chapter 5?

2. What does Mary call a fly in Chapter 1?

3. In the note from Dr. Jin-Yee Deng at Bellevue at the end of Chapter 8, how long was the conversation he had with Mary?

4. In Chapter 6, what does Dawn talk about cooking for Mary?

5. How long was Mary sentenced to time in an adult state correctional facility?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary remember about times when her mother was having "a day" (133)?

2. What does Ted tell Mary when she tells him that she is pregnant?

3. How does Mary describe the group home where she lives in Chapter 1?

4. Why was Mary put on pills when she was a child and why did she quit taking them?

5. What is the schedule like at the group home?

6. In Chapter 7, what does Kelly do to Mary?

7. What did Mary's fourth-grade teacher say about Mary in Chapter 4?

8. What does Mary want her mother to do at the end of Chapter 3?

9. How often does Mary's mother visit her, and what are the visits like?

10. In Chapter 3, where is Ted injured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mary has altercations with Tara and Kelly. What do Tara and Kelly do to Mary and to her belongings? How does Mary get revenge? Why does Mary decide she has to get revenge?

Essay Topic 2

Mary makes a pet of a fly in the group home. Why does Mary choose a fly as a pet? What does she think they have in common? What does their relationship reveal about survival?

Essay Topic 3

The author includes many excerpts from books, depositions, and testimonies. Why does the author include excerpts from books, depositions, and testimonies? How does the inclusion of this information help readers understand the past and how it affects Mary and other characters?

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