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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. Why does Catherine call the district nurse?

2. Which of the following is not one of the descriptors Catherine uses for her daughter right after she is born?

3. What will Catherine get to join if she finishes Vernicle?

4. What does Catherine think about as labor pains hit her in the ambulance?

5. What happens when Catherine gets to the airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Catherine relax while she is experiencing the labor pains?

2. What does Catherine remember one of her music teachers saying about lullabies?

3. What would Catherine do when her parents would fight?

4. What does Catherine's Granny say is terrible and what must it be worse than?

5. What is Catherine given as a reward for passing her qualifying exam?

6. How does Catherine describe Dave's work and how does she feel about it?

7. What is Catherine working on that she remembered learning from her Granny Boyd.

8. Why does Catherine decide she shouldn't pray to God?

9. What comparison does Catherine make between the suckling of a baby and her music?

10. What does Catherine learn about St. Cecilia and how does it affect her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For what does Catherine feel guilty? Is this guilt justified? Would you have handled things differently than Catherine did? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Catherine tolerates Dave for so long? Why do you think she changed her mind? Do you agree with her decision? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What does the title of the novel have to do with the plot and ideas introduced in the novel? Do you believe it is a good title? Why or why not?

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