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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 does Charles do when Molly crawls in his lap?

2. What does Meg tell her father that her dreams about Molly are based in?

3. What disease does Molly have?

4. Why does Meg think Molly is so grouchy when she comes home from the hospital?

5. Where does Meg dream of Molly stumbling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Molly look like when Meg comes to see her in the hospital?

2. Why is Meg so surprised when Molly wants to meet Ben and Maria?

3. What kind of rumors are spread about Maria and Ben?

4. How does Meg interpret the dreams she has about Molly?

5. What causes Molly to go to the hospital again?

6. What is Molly sick with?

7. What does Meg first see when she comes to Maria's house while she is in labor?

8. What does Meg think when Molly climbs into her father's lap?

9. What does Molly ask of Meg as she is taken to the hospital again?

10. How do Ben and Maria plan for their child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair is a theme seen in a number of sensitive places throughout this novel. Discuss some of the scenes where despair is present and discuss the role that despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 2

What were some forms of foreshadowing found in this book? How do these moments affect the course of the plot? Provide specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity was a main theme in this book. Where does this theme appear and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot? Provide examples from the book.

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