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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much snow has covered Mia's lawn when she awakens at 7:09 a.m.?
(a) Two inches.
(b) Less than an inch.
(c) Over six inches.
(d) Three inches.

2. Where did Yo-Yo Ma perform when Adam took Mia to see him?
(a) The Arlene Schnitzer Hall.
(b) The Beethoven Hall.
(c) The Mason Gross Hall.
(d) The Lucille Lortel Hall.

3. What does Teddy want to listen to as the family sets out to visit friends?
(a) Pop music.
(b) SpongeBob SquarePants.
(c) Classical music.
(d) NPR.

4. Who is the retired music teacher from the university that serves as Mia's musical tutor?
(a) Professor Ross.
(b) Professor Mitchum.
(c) Professor Christie.
(d) Professor Kimble.

5. Where does Mia's father suggest they stop for an early dinner on their way home from Henry and Willow's?
(a) Aunt Emma's Diner.
(b) The Fat Trout Cafe.
(c) Gran and Gramp's'.
(d) Burger King.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attraction in New York did Mia most want to see when she was nine?

2. What musical instrument does Mia play?

3. Who is the first of Mia's uncles to visit her at the hospital?

4. How does Kim always wear her hair?

5. What does Kim want to be when she grows up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mia describe her father's transformation after Teddy's birth?

2. How does Mia describe the first weeks when she and Adam became an item?

3. Why is Mia planning to go to Portland on the night of the car accident?

4. How does Mia describe Kim's arrival at the hospital in "4:39 p.m."?

5. What does Mia remark about the social worker telling her grandparents of her condition when they first meet with her?

6. Where does Mia's family live? How is this setting described?

7. How does Mia describe the beginning of her friendship with Kim?

8. What does the nurse mean when she says it is up to Mia?

9. How does Mia describe her first date with Adam?

10. What are Mia's parents' professions?

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