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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 her November 19 entry, Christine tells Dr. Nash that she thinks if she could remember what that she might regain her memory?

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

3. Where does Christine find the envelope she'd picked up from her husband's desk in the hotel room in Part 3: Today?

4. In Part 3: Today, Christine finds the lock box open and containing only what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What happens when Christine finally reaches Claire in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 21?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Describe and analyze the character of Christine as the protagonist of the narrative. How old is Christine? How is information about her character revealed?

Essay Topic 2

Examine and discuss the theme of motherhood in the novel. How important is motherhood to the protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Christine's experiences at the psychiatric hospital in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 19. Who is Dr. Wilson and how well does he know Christine?

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