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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. When Father Rosetti and Justin arrive at Colleen's house what do they see?
2. What did Noelle, Anne's virginal pregnancy baby, plan to do as a career?
3. Why does Jamie become agitated at the bar?
4. Why does Father Flannery, the church's priest, make Colleen uncomfortable?
5. Who turns out to be the one to deliver the savior of the prophecy?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why would Kathleen have armed guards watching her room at the Vatican?
2. What about the accident made Noelle perform her first miracle?
3. When Anne and Justin meet Colleen, they are surprised by her appearance and openness. How do you think this makes her story fare in comparison to Kathleen's story?
4. Although both girls have been declared anatomical virgins by several doctors, Father Rosetti is on a mission to find out which girl is a real virgin. What can this lead the reader to believe?
5. Why would Kathleen's condition be consciously bothering Jamie?
6. After Monsignor Stingley gave Father Rosetti the advice about the prophecy, he was struck dead. What could this lead the reader to assume?
7. During her prayer with Father Rosetti, why would Kathleen mention how dangerous and awful the world has become?
8. How would going through labor help Kathleen remember the events of the conception?
9. The man in the trench coach claims he is "their desires made real." What could he have meant by this?
10. For what reason may Jamie hear "the voice"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Kathleen never receives her abortion after finding the dead doctor. She then attempts to commit suicide but is saved. Write an essay discussing fate. How do these two events set up Kathleen's fate. What events set a precedence for Anne's fate? How is fate an important theme to the novel? How is fate shown throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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