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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 was the magic that the author's great-grandmother passed down?

2. What was the name of Comptia's husband?

3. In the video of the author counting to ten, what language was she speaking?

4. What movie did the author watch while trying to fall asleep?

5. What was the weather when the author's great-grandmother died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Comptia's village like?

2. How did the author feel about the idea of marriage?

3. What was the wedding ceremony like?

4. Why did the author appreciate the setting of Twin Peaks?

5. What compromise did the author reach with Brandon regarding the trip to Australia?

6. When Brandon came back from Australia, what did he do to try to placate the author?

7. What did the author think about when she first saw Brandon?

8. What was the wedding-planning process like for the author and Brandon?

9. What is the significance of the security code to the author's parents' house?

10. Which Twin Peaks character did the author most identify with and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Use examples from Red Paint to write about the power of performance. What is LaPointe's relationship with performance?

Essay Topic 2

What do LaPointe's relationships demonstrate tell readers about her?

Essay Topic 3

How does LaPointe address the concept of healing?

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