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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. Annie visits a university where she feels as if she is at home. Which university is this?

2. Why does Annie go to see Dr. Sam Blumenfeld?

3. What does Ben say about the sponge that Annie uses to clean paint from his hand?

4. What is the name of the treatment center where Annie does her doctoral clinical internship?

5. How long did Ben live in a windowless room in his crib?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ben act during his first session with Annie?

2. When Annie researched Ben's past, what did she find out about his first foster home?

3. What is it about the letter from Dr. Connelly that upsets Annie so badly?

4. Why do you believe that it is significant that Annie is no longer remembering large chunks of her day?

5. Describe the collages that Annie makes while in the hospital.

6. How does Annie interpret her first session with Ben after the Christmas break?

7. What does Annie's act of sewing up the wound over Ben's heart symbolize?

8. Explain the significance of Annie and Ben's struggle after he tears the wing on his angel costume.

9. What is your opinion of Annie's relationship with Melanie, her own therapist?

10. Why do you think that Ben thought that he could not be hurt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each psychiatrist or therapist has a different way of interacting with their patients. 1. Describe the way each of the psychiatrists (Annie, Melanie and Blumenfeld) in the novel interact with their patients. 2. Compare and contrast the styles of these three therapists. Which is best? Which is worst?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the first chapter of the book with the last chapter of the book. Are there any similarities? What differences do you find? Pay particular attention to the tone of each section of the book. Is there anything that ties the end of the book to the beginning? If yes, identify this joining factor.

Essay Topic 3

Consider Annie's relationship with Melanie. Do you believe that Annie really wanted to kill Melanie? Why or why not? Was Annie, as Blumenfeld suggested, trying to heal Melanie? Defend your answer with examples from the book. Do you believe that Melanie really never knew Annie, or did she change during their time together? Do you agree with Blumenfeld's description of Melanie's departure as not being a goodbye, but just leaving?

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