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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. Where does Nicholas find Max when he goes to retrieve him from his parents' house the first evening?

2. What does Paige use in a test to determine if she is having a boy or girl?

3. Where does Nicholas have to fly to retrieve a heart for an eighteen-year-old patient?

4. What does Nicholas think Paige is suffering from after the birth of their son?

5. What is the name of Jake's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the first dinner party Paige hosts at their house for Nicholas' colleagues?

2. When does Nicholas realize his chances of being chief of surgery are probably ruined?

3. What does Nicholas' boss tell him after the birth of his son?

4. Why does Paige make a list of all the things she can do well?

5. What does Paige remember about her mother as she drives to North Carolina to find May?

6. When did Jake and Paige's relationship move from just being friends?

7. What happens when Paige calls her father to tell him she is getting married?

8. How does Paige meet Jake, who eventually becomes her boyfriend in Chicago?

9. Why does Paige decide to go to Chicago after she impulsively leaves Nicholas and Max?

10. How does Nicholas handle his first attempts to care for Max on his own after Paige leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Paige's relationship with her mother come full circle during the summer she spends with May in North Carolina?

Essay Topic 2

Paige's art plays a pivotal role throughout the novel. Discuss how her portraits help shape her life.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the theme of individuality is shown throughout the novel.

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