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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. In Part 3: Today, Christine blacks out during her struggle and wakes up in an ambulance beside whom?

2. What does Christine tell Dr. Nash after kissing him in her November 21st entry?

3. What does the newspaper clipping describe which Christine finds in her November 21st entry?

4. What does Christine's husband ask her to do when he calls from work in Part 3: Today?

5. What is the date of the second journal entry Christine reads in Part 3: Today?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the initial conversation between Claire and Christine like in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 23?

2. 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?

3. What photo album does Ben show Christine in Part 3: Today? What is new about it?

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

5. What does Dr. Nash inform Christine about her friend and husband in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 20?

6. How does Dr. Nash feel about Christine's progress in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 19? How does Christine feel?

7. What attempts does Christine make to reach Claire in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 21? What is Ben's reaction?

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

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

10. What does Christine wonder about her journal in the beginning of Part 3: Today?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the narrative style of "Before I Go to Sleep". How does the narration change between Parts 1 and 2? How does this affect the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Define and analyze the actions and objectives of each main character in the story. What does Christine want at this point in the story? What does Ben?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss confabulation and the relationship between Dr. Nash and Christine. What effect does it have on the reader that Christine believes "Ed" may have injured her?

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