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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 does Catherine think she should write a manual about?

2. Which of the following statements is true about Part 2 of this novel?

3. Which of the following is not one of the reasons Catherine packs up all of her things?

4. Which of the following terms best describes how Catherine feels about the night her students play the mass she is working on?

5. What will Catherine miss about being in the hospital with the nurses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Catherine realize will happen the longer she lives without telling her parents about her child?

4. What does Catherine want to tell her mother after giving birth to Anna?

5. What does Catherine realize about the celebration of birth through music?

6. What does Catherine remember her mother telling her about Catherine's birth?

7. What names had Catherine and Dave chosen for their child?

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

9. How does Catherine say she feels throughout her pregnancy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way can Catherine be viewed as he prodigal daughter? Do you think this is an accurate description of her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways are Catherine's parents responsible for the separation between them? In what ways is Catherine responsible for the separation? Who do you believe is more to blame and why do you feel that way?

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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