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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 describes a condition in which a person's identity and relationships are affected by memories which are factually incorrect but are strongly believed?

2. Where does Christine ask Claire if she had ever moved in their phone conversation described in the November 21st entry?

3. Where does Christine discover a bruise from her husband's abuse in Part 3: Today?

4. Christine asks Claire if she was a good what in her November 23rd entry?

5. What refers to a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the first entry from the envelope from Ben's desk say in Part 3: Today?

2. Where do Christine and Ben drive in Part 3: Today? How is the drive described?

3. What guilt does Christine write of feeling in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 20? What does she decide to do about it?

4. What memory of a bathroom returns to Christine in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 19? What does Dr. Nash respond when Christine tells him of it?

5. What does Christine tell Ben she is starting to remember in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 18? What is his response?

6. With what doctor does Christine speak at the psychiatric hospital in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 19? What does she learn?

7. What does Claire inform Christine about Christine's affair in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 23?

8. Why does Christine believe her husband brought her to this hotel in Part 3: Today?

9. What does Christine learn from the second journal entry from the envelope in Part 3: Today?

10. What question is left for the reader and for the protagonist at the end of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze the theme of trust in the book. How is this theme played out between Christine and Ben?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Dr. Nash in Part 1: Today. How does Christine describe Dr. Nash's appearance?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the symbolism in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 10. What leads Christine to a memory from her past? Why?

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