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

2. Who does Christine call when she is upset in the evening of her November 18th entry?

3. Where does Christine meet Dr. Nash in her November 19th entry?

4. Where does Christine's husband keep the lock box with Adam's pictures?

5. What is a literary device in which an author suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author effectively increase the tension in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 9-20?

2. 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?

3. What is Ben's response when Christine confronts him about the information she learned from Dr. Nash in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 21?

4. What does Claire give to Christine at the end of their meeting in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 23? What impact does it have on Christine?

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

6. What is Claire's reaction when Christine suggests she had an affair with Ben in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 23?

7. What name comes to Christine in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 18? How?

8. 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?

9. What does Christine find in her house that makes her decide to trust her husband in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 21?

10. Why does Christine believe her husband brought her to this hotel in 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

Discuss the discrepancies between Dr. Nash's story of Christine's injury and the story told to her by Ben. Why does Christine believe Ben may be hiding information from her?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character of Ben in the narrative. How old is Ben? What characteristics does he exhibit in Part 1: Today?

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