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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 many weeks was Izzy early when she was born?

2. How long after Moody took Pearl to meet his family in Chapter 3, did their house burn down?

3. In Chapter 3, what was the name of the gallery owner who sold some of Mia's work?

4. How old was Izzy when she declared herself to be a vegetarian?

5. In Chapter 8, what was the topic of the story Mrs. Richardson wrote after finding out nothing about the photograph of Mia?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what stories did Izzy's siblings tell about her?

2. At the end of Chapter, what did Mrs. Richardson want Mia to do and why did Mia not refuse?

3. In Chapter 5, how did Mia and Moody react when Pearl offered to write an essay for Lexie's college application?

4. What does Lexie realize is gone as she watches the smoke from her house?

5. In Chapter 5, how did Lexie feel about shopping at a thrift store?

6. What did Pearl tell Lexie when Lexie asked why Pearl did not buy anything at the mall in Chapter 5?

7. In Chapter 8, what did Izzy discover about Pauline Hawthorne, the photographer who took Mia's photo?

8. In Chapter 3, what did Mia create in Ann Arbor?

9. Where was Mrs. Richardson when the fire started and what did she do when she realized there was a fire?

10. In Chapter 4, how did Mia feel about Pearl's fascination with the Richardsons, and why did she allow Pearl to spend so much time with them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Izzy is the protagonist in the novel. Why is Izzy the protagonist? Who is the antagonist? How do their conflicts advance the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Mia and the Richardsons come from very different socio-economic environments. How has their socio-economic status affected the women? How has the socio-economic status of the women been a positive or a negative influence in their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Shaker Heights was a pragmatic place where it was preferred that things be black and white and never gray. In what way did pragmatism shape Shaker Heights and Mrs. Richardson? How did pragmatism shape Shaker Heights and Mrs. Richardson?

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