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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 good news does Joy see on the news?

2. What is the second type of patient in the Hospital?

3. Who is Raul?

4. Where did the narrator live before the Hospital?

5. What does Christina give the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the book and where is she at the start of the novel?

2. Why does a pilgrim join the Hospital?

3. Which Floor Group does a pilgrim join?

4. What puts an end to the patients' rebellion?

5. Which patient dies outside of the Hospital?

6. Why do the patients stop entertaining the idea of escape?

7. Which person from Joy's past haunted the Stop and Shop where she worked?

8. What does Dr. Bek say about the recovery?

9. Who is Dr. Bek?

10. What does Dr. Bek say are the two types of patients in the Hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine Joy's experience looking for her mother in the tunnel at the Mansion. Why does Joy choose to go to the tunnel time after time, and why is this such a difficult experience for her? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay defining family from Joy's perspective. What makes a family, and in what ways does she seek one out throughout her life? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Joy's childhood trauma. What is her understanding of it, and how she does process it throughout the story?

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