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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. George Wilson suggests that one alternative in order to free Art is to take sensitive information to the Randall family and try to do what?

2. What does Fritz reveal to John about Ev Randall?

3. After pediatrician Charlie Frank tells John that rumor has it that he is involved in abortions, what else does he say?

4. Who supposedly lives with Sam Archer?

5. Both John and George Wilson realize that even if Karen was not pregnant, this is not enough to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the demonstration outside the home of the Lee family.

2. What conflicting results does John receive regarding Karen's possible pregnancy?

3. After John helps Betty Lee board up the broken windows in her house and tends to her children's cuts, he calls attorney George Wilson. What do he and George agree to do?

4. How does John's hunch pay off when he meets Angela Harding?

5. During the dinner party at George Morris' house, how do different people interact with John Berry?

6. What secret information does Sanderson reveal to John about Peter Randall?

7. Why does Angela Harding end up in the hospital while John is recovering there?

8. Summarize John Berry's meeting with Roman Jones.

9. What does Norton tell John is missing from Memorial Hospital?

10. Why does Peter refuse to perform an abortion on Karen the last time she asks him for one?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast how Karen Randall as seen by her family with how she is seen by her college friends. Why does she present herself one way to her family and another way to her friends? Does anybody even know the "real" Karen, or is everyone fooled by her fabrications?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the members of the Randall family: J.D., Ev, Karen, Peter, and William. State everything that makes this a dysfunctional family. Explain how they hide secrets to protect their image.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout most of the story, it is unclear whether or not Karen was actually pregnant. Discuss all the indications for and against a pregnancy's actually existing. Include what people say and what is discovered through lab tests. Why are the lab tests inconclusive? How do the results leave John Berry confused? In the end, was she or was she not pregnant?

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