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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. How does Father Rosetti feel about the world during the girls' last few weeks of pregnancy?
2. Why does Kathleen have to sit impatiently at her destination in the city?
3. Whom does Kathleen have a vision of during her press conference?
4. How does Father Rosetti cross paths with Anne Fitzgerald?
5. Whom is Sister Katherine, Father Flannery, and Father Rosetti searching for?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what reasons would Kathleen's mother want to keep Kathleen's friends away from her?
2. Why might Kathleen have traveled to a foreign city to have her abortion?
3. 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?
4. Why would Kathleen seek "solace" on the beach by her home?
5. Why would Jamie have acted violently when Anne confronted him with medical evidence that proved Kathleen is still a virgin?
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. 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?
8. Why may it be peaceful for Colleen to return to the place where she conceived her baby?
9. Why may Anne begin to believe Kathleen's story more than she did earlier in the investigation?
10. How may Kathleen's strained relationship with her parents effect the situation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Symbolism is a strong theme throughout the novel. What are some of the symbols in the novel? What do these symbols represent? How is the use of symbolism important in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
All the characters face their fate at the end of the novel. Write an essay describing the fate Anne and Justin had. Did they deserve their fate? How does their fate reflect their previous lives? Do they deserve their fate based on their character traits throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Anne to Father Rosetti. How are they alike? How are they different? Why would they both have been hired for the same job? What can each contribute to the case?
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