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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is troubling Father Rosetti after his accident?
(a) He is worried that he never made it to Ireland.
(b) He is being "taunted" by the Devil.
(c) He wonders about the virgins being pregnant.
(d) He doesn't know if he wants to be a priest anymore.

2. How is Jamie's personality described?
(a) A stubborn young man.
(b) Rude and obnoxious.
(c) Confident, but with "inner insecurities."
(d) A kind and generous young man.

3. How is Kathleen's mother reacting to the events surrounding her daughter?
(a) She is trying to believe in what her daughter is saying and wishes they were closer.
(b) She is in complete shock.
(c) She doesn't believe a word her daughter is saying.
(d) She is in denial.

4. How could Anne's parents be described?
(a) As helpful and supportive.
(b) As alcoholics.
(c) As never being home.
(d) As nurturing.

5. After speaking with Kathleen, what does Anne think about Kathleen's story?
(a) Anne thinks Kathleen is making up the story just to get attention.
(b) Anne believes Kathleen completely.
(c) Anne thinks Kathleen is making up the entire story.
(d) Anne wants to believe Kathleen, but has a hard time doing so because Kathleen can't remember events from eight months earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kathleen seek solace for her "crazy thoughts"?

2. Who intervenes during the incident Colleen had when she left her house after her nightmare?

3. How does Cardinal Rooney remember Anne?

4. What are some ways Anne investigates Kathleen's story more thoroughly?

5. Even though Father Rosetti is troubled, what does he continue to think about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why may Colleen would be hiding from Sister Katherine and Father Flannery?

2. How may it be a coincidence that an outbreak of polio erupts at the hospital Kathleen leaves in Rhode Island?

3. How might Kathleen have felt when she found the doctor and nurse dead in the office?

4. Colleen is attacked by a group of boys upon leaving her house and a bird saves her. What might this bird represent?

5. Kathleen feels her parents are scrutinizing her all the time and Mrs. Walsh hates her. What reason would Mrs. Walsh have to feel this way towards Kathleen?

6. Although it was something of an honor for the late Pope to share the prophecy with Father Rosetti, why might Father Rosetti believe it is not worth knowing?

7. Colleen is approached by a gypsy very early in her pregnancy. The gypsy told Colleen she was special. Six months later, Colleen remembers this memory with fondness. How is Colleen's reaction important at this point?

8. When the reporter publishes the story on Kathleen, the church is not happy. Why may the church feel this story was detrimental?

9. How may the two virgin births, one of the savior and one being Satan's child, impact the world?

10. Father Rosetti is the sole survivor of a plane crash when he is on his way to see Colleen. He wonders "if the crash was an accident or meant to kill him." Why would Father Rosetti think this?

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