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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. Who is the first female character to be introduced?
2. After speaking with Kathleen, what does Anne think about Kathleen's story?
3. Where does Kathleen seek solace for her "crazy thoughts"?
4. How does Colleen resemble Mother Mary?
5. How does Justin hurt Anne's feelings?
Short Essay Questions
1. Based on the prophecy and what you have read thus far, which girl may be carrying the child of Satan?
2. Why may Colleen would be hiding from Sister Katherine and Father Flannery?
3. Why would Cardinal Rooney have chosen Anne to work on this investigation?
4. Why might Kathleen have traveled to a foreign city to have her abortion?
5. 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?
6. How may it be a coincidence that an outbreak of polio erupts at the hospital Kathleen leaves in Rhode Island?
7. 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?
8. How might Kathleen have felt when she found the doctor and nurse dead in the office?
9. Why would Jamie have acted violently when Anne confronted him with medical evidence that proved Kathleen is still a virgin?
10. Doctor Shapiro performs another exam on Kathleen and also claims that she is a virgin. Doctor Shapiro is not connected with the church. Why is his exam more important to Kathleen than the results received by doctors before?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Father Rosetti's health disintegrates and he faces a grim fate as the novel moves on. As a once healthy, vibrant man, how does Father Rosetti respond to his failing health? What is the reason for his grim fate? Is there any way he could have prevented his fate?
Essay Topic 2
When the girls become pregnant, the world begins to change. Chaos erupts globally and disease is rampant. However, when the babies are born, the world begins to heal. What do these two pregnancies mean to the world? How was the world affected? What is the symbolic connection between the two events?
Essay Topic 3
The Catholic Church is a major prop throughout the novel. Write an essay describing how the church and religion is important throughout the novel. Has the church or religion greatly effected the characters? Has the church caused conflict in the novel? If so, how?
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