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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. Whom does Colleen's visitor say Colleen resembles?

2. How does Charles, Kathleen's father, treat Anne?

3. How does Kathleen feel about the discovery she makes at the clinic?

4. Why did Anne leave her home when she was younger?

5. Whom does Kathleen have a vision of during her press conference?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why would Kathleen not really think about suicide before it was mentioned to her by "the voice"?

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

5. Why would Kathleen find comfort floating in the ocean?

6. 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?

7. Why would Jamie have acted violently when Anne confronted him with medical evidence that proved Kathleen is still a virgin?

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

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

10. Why may it be peaceful for Colleen to return to the place where she conceived her baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Cardinal Rooney was appointed to hire investigators to research the mysterious pregnancies and polio outbreak. He is a trusting character and is one of the genuine characters not affected by "the voice." Cardinal Rooney represents the good of people with his ability to trust. What reasons did Cardinal Rooney have to trust Anne? What reasons did Cardinal Rooney have to hire Father Rosetti and trust him with this sensitive information? Why did he think just one person wasn't capable to handle the job? Why did he bring in Father Justin also? Did his trust waiver?

Essay Topic 3

Internal conflicts occur when one is arguing with oneself when making decisions. What internal conflicts existed within this novel? Who had these internal conflicts and what were they over? How were decisions made?

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