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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. How many different clinics did Louie work in?

2. What did Wren do to a boy who told her when she was four that he wanted to make babies with her?

3. Where did George shoot Graciela?

4. Where was Bex shot?

5. At noon when Hugh pulled his phone out of his pocket, how many messages did he have from Wren?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice did Graciela give Janine when she was pretending to be pregnant?

2. What happened when Janine confessed to being pro-choice?

3. Who was a witness to the first shootings and escaped the clinic?

4. How did Hugh describe fatherhood?

5. What were the risks of having the tourniquet that Izzy placed on Dr. Ward?

6. At noon, what did Izzy see when she looked in a supply closet?

7. When did Janine have an abortion and why?

8. How had Aunt Bex been a mother to Wren?

9. What music did Joy listen to while she was in the recovery room and why?

10. What happened when Izzy approached the Center reception desk, and what did she have to do?

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

The author writes about choices that characters make. What are some decisions that characters like Wren, Joy, and Olive make? What is revealed about choices and consequences?

Essay Topic 3

In the Epilogue, Wren changes the sign pro-lifers put on the fence at the Center. What did the sign say? Why did Wren change the sign? What was the significance of how she changed the sign?

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