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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 song does someone sing when Kenzie and Faith are outside?

2. What do Kenzie and Faith do outside on Kenzie's first visit with Faith?

3. What does Faith say God smells like?

4. What does Faith decide to do on October 12?

5. Where does Ian buy clothes in Kansas City?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Father Joseph call Monsignor O'Shaughnessy?

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

3. What does Kenzie see when she goes to the White's home?

4. Why does Father MacReady think Faith sees God as female?

5. Who is Malcom Metz?

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

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

8. What does Ian tell Mariah about his childhood?

9. Why does Ian want to persuade Mariah to let Faith attempt to heal Michael?

10. Why is Father Joseph MacReady stunned when only eight people attend early morning mass?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 6, Faith's hands begin to bleed for no apparent reason. Argue why these wounds are or are not stigmata. Use arguments the characters use in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses both first person and third person point of view in the novel. Discuss whether you learn more about Mariah through the portions of the novel that are written in third or in first person.

Essay Topic 3

Motherhood is a frequent theme in the novel. At one point, Millie states that motherhood is a work in process. Discuss whether motherhood is or is not a work process.

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