Part 1

Reading Check

1. Mary herself (Mim) (Chapter 1)

2. Labor Day (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. She is angry that he moved her away from her mother and her hometown. (Chapter 2)

2. Dr. Wilson prescribed to Mim an antipsychotic medication that her former psychiatrist, Dr. Makundi, disapproved of. (Chapter 4)

3. She discovers letters between her mother and her stepmother. One that reads “Think of what’s best for her. Please reconsider” is not signed. (Chapter 5)

Part 2

Reading Check

1. Talking to herself (Chapter 7)

2. She cuts her hair. (Chapter 9)

Short Answer

1. She says that she lost vision in the eye from staring at a solar eclipse a few years before. (Chapter 6)

2. The bus is in an accident, and Arlene is killed. Mim takes the box because it does not seem right to leave it in the wrecked bus; she considers Arlene a friend even though they just met and feels a strong sense of loss. (Chapter 8)

3. He comments about her physical appearance, restrains her, and forcibly kisses her.