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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 awakens Mariah and Ian in the night when they are staying at the lake?

2. Why does a clerk disturb Judge Rothbottam when he is listening to Evita?

3. Who broadcasts news of the custody battle between Colin and Mariah?

4. How many professionals certify that Millie is dead?

5. What happens when Faith is talking to Ian in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mariah get extremely angry when Ian takes Faith fishing?

2. Does Ian believe that Michael was healed?

3. Why does Ian not call his producer when he sees Mariah on the plane?

4. Who is Malcom Metz?

5. What did Mariah do as a child when a classmate told her she would go to hell if she was not baptized?

6. What is Father Rourke's analysis of Faith?

7. Why did Ian's grandmother wear her religion like a Kevlar vest?

8. Why did Teresa Civernos decide to contact Petra Saganoff?

9. When did Father Rampini decide to become a priest?

10. What does Ian tell Mariah about his childhood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the novel, Millie tells Mariah that "being a family isn't a social construct, but an instinct." Using examples from the novel, explain why family is not a social construct, but an instinct.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 2, the author begins with a quote from Ian Fletcher that says, "Sure, lots of people believe in God. Lots of people used to believe the world was flat, too." Explain the meaning of this phrase and why Ian would compare a belief in God to a belief that the world is flat.

Essay Topic 3

On August 30, Faith "knows that truth can cause a sharp pain behind your eyes and that love sometimes feels like a fist around your throat. Explain how truth can cause pain and how love can be compared to a fist around the throat. Use examples from the novel that show when Faith might have experienced times when truth was painful and times when love felt like it was strangling her.

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