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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 look at the nun's face as she is checking the baby's vital signs?

2. What does Dave do for a living?

3. Where does Ingrid say she had seen Dave earlier that day?

4. What does walking on the beach with Anna remind Catherine about in regards to her students?

5. Which of the following words best describes how Catherine feels about the baby and everything involving her on the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who takes Catherine to the ambulance and what does he tell her about the hospital?

2. What does Catherine hear when the midwife is delivering her child?

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

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

5. What does Catherine think about when she can't get to sleep for a long time?

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

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

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

9. What does Catherine realize she is doing when she hears herself talking about how lovely her daughter is?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is one of the central tenants of Taoism? How is Taoism related to Catherine? How does it affect her beliefs about music?

Essay Topic 2

How does Catherine feel when she tells her mother about Anna? How does Catherine's mother react? Why do you think she reacts this way?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does Catherine's creation of music mirror the way she views her child? How does she feel about both? Does she love one more? Why or why not?

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