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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 Marie do when she holds the twins for the first time?

2. Who denies having issued the order to Thomas to be killed?

3. What does Thomas like to do in the mornings?

4. What does Slater say Thomas will do?

5. How many times is Thomas shot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Marie terrified after she gets out of the shower?

2. Who wins the election that takes place at the university?

3. What does Marie discover about her pregnancy 12 weeks in?

4. What happens on the way to Slater's office?

5. What does Slater tell Marie when she shows up to his office for the first time?

6. What does Marie tell Thomas at Mole National Park?

7. What plans does Slater have for Marie?

8. What does Marie realize about her work with Ross and Slater at dinner?

9. Where does Slater take Marie?

10. Where does Marie go after she leaves Africa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze Marie's role as a mother. In what ways does motherhood change her?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze how Marie deals with the loss of her sister, Helene. How does this loss affect her, and aside from the fact that with death comes grief, why is Helene's death particularly difficult for Marie to contend with? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze how Marie's understanding of Daniel Slater changes throughout the novel. How and why does her understanding of him change so drastically?

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