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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. Who will be affected if the prophecy of the Catholic Church is fulfilled?
(a) The whole world.
(b) Only Europeans.
(c) No one.
(d) Only Americans.

2. How does Kathleen think of Anne?
(a) As annoying.
(b) As her "special protector."
(c) As a sweet, but shy woman.
(d) As a mentor whom she looks up to.

3. Who hires Anne Fitzgerald?
(a) The Cardinal of the Catholic Archdiocese in Boston.
(b) The city of Boston.
(c) Kathleen's family.
(d) Kathleen.

4. Why does Kathleen have to sit impatiently at her destination in the city?
(a) She forgot to make an appointment.
(b) The doctor is running late.
(c) The office is empty.
(d) There are a lot of people ahead of her.

5. What is it about the nightmares that make them so awful?
(a) The men in the dream were turning into "dangerous and fierce beasts."
(b) They were having visions of being raped.
(c) They had visions of a plane crashing and everyone dying.
(d) They had a vision of a person stalking them.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Kathleen is speaking at the press conference, what happens to Mrs. Walsh?

2. After speaking with Kathleen, what does Anne think about Kathleen's story?

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

4. What happens to Colleen the day after her nightmare when she leaves her house?

5. When Anne brings her to the hospital, what does Kathleen insist that the doctors not do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would Charles, Kathleen's father, attack Anne's credibility and be very hostile towards her?

2. As Kathleen walks through the unfamiliar streets of South Boston, it is described as cold and rundown. How is this description foreshadowing the mood of the story?

3. 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?

4. Why would Anne's first assignment be to go to Los Angeles?

5. Why does James Patterson describe Father Rosetti as an honest man?

6. Based on the prophecy and what you have read thus far, which girl may be carrying the child of Satan?

7. 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?

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. Mrs. Walsh overhears the conversation between Anne and Kathleen's friends when Kathleen's boyfriend is revealed. She now believes that Kathleen is evil. Why might Mrs. Walsh feel this way?

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