View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ford and her first roommate bond over in Chapter 22?

2. What insult does Allen direct towards Ford's mother in Chapter 13?

3. What is Ford's new sibling born with in Chapter 13?

4. How old is Ford when she has sex for the first time?

5. What grade is Ford in when she meets Bradley?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, why does Ford decide to stay with Grandma Billie on a visit home instead of with her mother?

2. How does Ford begin to take more interest in makeup and clothes in Chapter 25?

3. What are some barriers to Ford's applying to college?

4. In Chapter 25, what does Ford begin to notice about her body when she takes pictures of herself?

5. In Chapter 22, why and how does Ford feel different from a lot of her college classmates?

6. What does Brett give to Ford upon their college graduation?

7. What does Allen say to Ford's mother that makes Ford very angry in Chapter 13?

8. In Chapter 14, what reputation does Ford have in her school?

9. Why does Ford feel pressure not to hang around at school so much?

10. How does Ford's mother react when Ford is accepted to college and reluctantly asks for help with a small required fee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Ford's letters between herself and her father while he is in prison shape her overall opinion of him and relationship with him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

After her break-up with Brett, what are some of Ford's major emotional challenges through her college years and her young adult life afterwards? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Ford's mother's experience of stillbirth seem to change her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 726 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample