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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. What leads Anne to believe that Father Rosetti has information about the investigation that he is not sharing?

2. How are Colleen's son's eyes described?

3. What did Colleen's son's eyes resemble from earlier in the novel?

4. What does Mrs. Walsh call Kathleen?

5. What does Kathleen realize about the night she conceived the baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on Anne and Kathleen's relationship thus far, why would Kathleen ask for Anne to be present when the baby is delivered?

2. Anne once again saves Kathleen from impending death. How would one describe Anne in the eyes of Kathleen?

3. Why would Kathleen and Father Rosetti both fear evil?

4. What does Father Rosetti committing suicide say about his character?

5. For what reason may Jamie hear "the voice"?

6. How would going through labor help Kathleen remember the events of the conception?

7. Based on Kathleen's memory of the events leading to the conception of the baby, how would one describe Jamie?

8. Why would Father Rosetti take the baby away from Colleen and perform the sign of the cross on the baby's forehead?

9. When Monsignor Stingley tells Father Rosetti "to look beyond the obvious" when they speak about the prophecy, what did he mean?

10. "The baby is not God's child, but it is a child of God." What does this mean about Kathleen's baby?

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

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

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?

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