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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 did Noelle, Anne's virginal pregnancy baby, plan to do as a career?
2. What kind of life did Anne and Justin create?
3. When they are at their safeplace in Italy, what are Anne and Justin worried about?
4. Because Colleen doesn't feel well she wants to go to church. How come she almost doesn't make it there?
5. Why is Jamie disturbed by Kathleen's condition?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why would Mrs.Walsh consider Kathleen evil or even call her Satan?
2. 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?
3. What does Noelle do to perform her miracle?
4. Why would Colleen's son come to claim Noelle?
5. What about Colleen's impending birth has led Justin to rethink his career path?
6. What does Father Rosetti committing suicide say about his character?
7. For what reason may Jamie hear "the voice"?
8. Colleen is ridiculed by the people she's known and lived near for years, yet believed and supported by strangers. Why might this happen?
9. Why would Kathleen's condition be consciously bothering Jamie?
10. When Monsignor Stingley tells Father Rosetti "to look beyond the obvious" when they speak about the prophecy, what did he mean?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Settings tend to set the mood or even foreshadow the coming events of a novel. Write a descriptive essay about what Father Rosetti experienced during his plane crash. What did he see? How does he feel? What emotions did he experience? How does this accident and experience set the mood for Father Rosetti? What foreshadowing can be developed from this incident?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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