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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 animal does Bex remember Hugh getting out from under her Mini Cooper?

2. What was the name of George's wife?

3. How old is Dr. Louie Ward?

4. What type of tattoo did Annabelle's lover have?

5. Where does Wren's mother live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Olive do when George shot at Wren and why?

2. Why did Louie Ward become an obstetrician?

3. What did George's pastor have to say about him?

4. What is said about Bex's work?

5. Why did Mandy have an abortion?

6. Why did Joy end up in foster care?

7. What does George do after he lets Wren go?

8. What was Joy told about the costs of an abortion?

9. Why did Wren's father never go into space?

10. What did Wren see when George dragged her out of the closet at the Center?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Objectivity is important in a hostage situation. Did Hugh remain clearheaded during the standoff? Was he able to be objective? What is revealed about objectivity through his actions as the negotiator?

Essay Topic 2

Before the scenes with the standoff, the author shares the ordinary things in characters’ lives. Why does the author focus on the ordinariness of life? Why are the ordinary things in live so important?

Essay Topic 3

Izzy performs well during the crises happening during the standoff. What has shaped Izzy’s character? What is revealed about how circumstances shape character through Izzy?

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