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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 Mia and Adam encounter in Seattle at the train station that made him cry?
2. What does Adam refer to Mia and Kim as when he is plotting to sneak into the ICU to see Mia?
3. Mia equates Adam's plot to sneak into the ICU ward as being taken straight from what movie?
4. Why did Mia not like the service given by the pastor at Kerry's funeral?
5. What band's music did Henry say he wants played at his funeral?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who convinced Mia to not give up playing cello? How?
2. How does Mia describe Kerry Gifford's character?
3. How would you compare Mia with her mother?
4. Why is Adam prevented from seeing Mia when he arrives at the hospital? How does he respond?
5. How is Great-Aunt Glo's funeral described?
6. 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.?
7. Who is Brooke Vega? How is she described?
8. How is the setting of Franklin Valley Conservatory described?
9. Why does Adam's plan to see Mia fail?
10. How is Adam's plot involving costumes from the supply closet met by Kim and by Mia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the narrative point of view that is employed in If I Stay. Why is this narrative point of view warranted? How would the novel change if related from a different narrative perspective? In what ways does this narrative point of view connect to the story's plot?
Essay Topic 2
How does Mia describe her first date with Adam? Where did they go? How old were they? What did Mia think about the event?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Mia's experience on Halloween in her junior year of high school. What did Mia dress as? What did Adam dress as? How are their costumes symbolic? What was monumental for Mia about this occasion?
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