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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. Why did Dr. Schoenberg empathize with all of Kelly's question about her father's condition?

2. What did Kelly experience as a result of her business pressures?

3. At what hospital did the man in #92 practice?

4. How long had Kelly and Edward known each other before they were engaged?

5. Why did Kelly pick a fight with Edward on the trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Kelly especially worried about her father in January 2005 and what did she do about it?

2. Why was Dr. Schoenberg particularly empathetic to Kelly's interest in her father's cancer treatment?

3. What was Edward's rationale for the family staying in California instead of moving to Philadelphia?

4. How did Kelly's parents surprise her when they said they couldn't come to California for Christmas?

5. What were some of the attractive reasons about the house Kelly found in the Piedmont school district near San Francisco?

6. Why did Kelly and Edward meet with a genetics counselor?

7. What was the state of George's cancer at the end of the book?

8. Describe how Edward proposed to Kelly.

9. What Internet business did Kelly create in 1999?

10. Explain why Georgia and Claire had begun acting out since Kelly's illness and why Kelly wanted to change this.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of George Corrigan. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the impact that Kelly's childhood had on her as an adult. What did it mean to be the daughter of a doting father? What stigmas did Kelly live with for her entire life? How did Kelly use her childhood experiences to help in the creation of her life's work?

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