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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 did Dr. Beecham invent to help him see much more clearly during the surgery?

2. Where does Bernard live?

3. Why is Lady Sinnett grateful to be going to London for the Season?

4. How are Hazel and Bernard related?

5. What was the broadsheet advertisement that Hazel had in her pocket advertising?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hazel distinguish herself on the first day of anatomy classes?

2. What was the lesson that Hazel thought the play was trying to preach?

3. In Chapter 4, Why did Jack meet Jeanette outside of Lord Almont's House?

4. In Chapter 8, Where did Hazel go with her mother? What did they do?

5. In Chapter 9, What was Jack's memory of how he learned about resurrection men?

6. In Chapter 9, what does Jack spend a whole month's paycheck on? Who was it for and why did he buy it?

7. What was Hazel's plan to get back into anatomy classes? What was the result?

8. What was Dr. Straine's reason for dismissing Hazel from anatomy classes?

9. What was the premise of the play that Hazel and her mother went to see at Le Grand Leon?

10. What was Hazel's attitude about the lesson the play was preaching?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lady Sinnett, Hazel's mother shows her love for Hazel and for Percy in very different ways. What are the ways that the reader can tell that Lady Sinnet loves and cares about Hazel and her future well-being? Is Lady Sinnett's love for Percy healthy? Do you think it would have been supportive to Hazel if Lady Sinnet had paid more attention to her? Do you think Hazel would still have been able to treat all those people, find out about Dr. Beecham's secret and save Jack?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the themes of gender roles and social class as they relate to Anatomy: A Love Story. Focus on how these themes affect the characters in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Currently, in the United States, it is illegal to sell an organ. Kidneys, blood, and any other organ are solely donation based. Yet people can live with one kidney and easily sell their blood with no negative health effects. There are tens of thousands of people in the U.S. waiting for a kidney. Do you think that people should be allowed to sell their kidneys or their blood if the want to? Why or why not?

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