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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. When Patrick asks her to stay the night for the first time, who does she involuntarily think of?

2. In what month did Patrick die?

3. What is Maggie's second husband's name?

4. How old was Maggie when her mother died?

5. What are his first words to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Patrick O'Malley and Maggie Bradford meet?

2. How does the press describe Will Shepherd?

3. What causes Maggie to behave in a manner that is totally out of character for her?

4. Why is Maggie hiding under the porch with her three-year-old?

5. How does Will behave when he meets the manager of the Hammersmith Rangers, Allan Thomas?

6. How does Winnie Lawrence convince Will to play for the American team even though Will is convinced they don't have a chance?

7. What advice does Barbra give Maggie?

8. What happens when Will is six that changes him forever?

9. What are the things that help Maggie to finally relax around Patrick?

10. What is it about Victoria Lansdowne that contributes to the fact that Will rapes her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is justifiable homicide? In which cases should prosecution be avoided entirely? Maggie is put on trial when it is believed that her third husband dies at her hand. How likely is it that victims of abuse end up in abuse relationships again? What are the relationship dynamics that would draw a person back into this kind of situation again? How common is it for victims of abuse to seek out abusive partners unconsciously again? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Maggie chooses two men who put her through the wringer. Is her attraction to violent men something that comes from habit? What makes a woman choose the same personality traits over and over again in a mate? It is said that women choose men that remind them of their fathers. Is that true? How are we programmed to choose a mate? What characteristics are we looking for and why are they the things that we are attracted to?

Essay Topic 3

In this novel, Will exhibits an instinct for luring in women by telling them what they want or need to hear in order to get them into bed. How do instincts play a role in human beings where their survival is concerned? What instinctive quality do we all have that enables us to survive? What conditions might cause us to ignore this instinct? Under what conditions might you ignore a survival instinct?

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