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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. What song by her father's band does Mia describe having listened to over and over again until she memorized the lyrics?
(a) "Sucking Blood."
(b) "Fighting for Life."
(c) "Tomorrow's Yesterday."
(d) "Waiting for Vengeance."

2. Where did Mia spend most of her time during Adam's set at the club on Halloween in her junior year of high school?
(a) On the balcony.
(b) In the back corner of the dance floor.
(c) Backstage.
(d) In the mosh pit.

3. What band t-shirt did Mia wear for Halloween in her junior year?
(a) Sonic Youth.
(b) The Doors.
(c) The Ramones.
(d) The Beatles.

4. In what way did Mia's father say that Gramps had exerted pressure on him to change his life?
(a) By blackmailing him.
(b) By giving him a job.
(c) By loaning him money.
(d) By showing him what a father is.

5. What was Gramps doing when Mia asked him whether he liked her dad's new clothes?
(a) Cooking barbecue.
(b) Tending the garden.
(c) Milking cows.
(d) Chopping firewood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mia compare her music to her dad's music?

2. Into what genre does Kim consider Adam's band to fall?

3. Who is the other driver that was involved in Mia's accident?

4. What band was Kerry Gifford running the sound for when he died?

5. Where is the musical summer camp located that Kim suggested Mia attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Mia's mother upset about Kerry Gifford's funeral?

2. What questions does Mia ask herself while sitting in the corner of the ICU after her body has been rushed off to surgery at 10:40 p.m.?

3. Who is Mr. Dunlap and what is his role in the novel?

4. What does Gramps tell Mia in the ICU that feels like a blessing to her? Why does she feel this way?

5. Where does Mia go to search for Teddy at 10:40 p.m.? Why?

6. How old was Mia when she decided to quit playing cello? Why did she decide to quit?

7. Why does Brooke Vega come to the hospital?

8. Who convinced Mia to not give up playing cello? How?

9. How would you compare Mia with her mother?

10. Why did Henry and Mia's father have a huge falling out when Teddy was born?

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