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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 occupation does Yakov wish he was allowed to participate in?

2. Why does Joe Terrio initially refuse to sign the forms to allow his wife's organs to be harvested?

3. How old is Josh O'Day?

4. Why does Karen Terrio tell the reader she is driving in the middle of the night?

5. What is a direct donation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yakov do for a living before being taken to America by Nadiya and Gregor? For what reason?

2. What does Abby learn in Chapter 5 will be the consequences of what she and Vivien have done?

3. What makes Yakov think the men on board his freighter ship are doing something illegal?

4. What is Yakov's biggest fear as he travels to America?

5. Why does Abby visit Nina Voss in Chapter 8? How does Nina Voss react to this visit?

6. Why is Mary Allen in the SICU? What is her prognosis?

7. What does Abby say about the morphine she orders for Mary Allen in Chapter 6?

8. Why is there such an abrupt end to Mark and Abby's sailing trip in Chapter 10?

9. What does Vivien do in response to Abby's question in Chapter 10 was it all worth it?

10. Why is Abby called to Jeremiah Parr's office in Chapter 6? What does this mean for Abby's career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Bernard Kaftka? What tragedy took place in his past? How did Kaftka react to that tragedy? What does Kaftka do for a living? How does he meet Abby? How do Abby and Kaftka find themselves thrown together? How does Kaftka nearly die in Abby's company? How does Kaftka rescue Abby in the end? What are Kaftka's feelings for Abby? Why does Kaftka not believe Abby when she insists she was not driving drunk the night of her accident? Does Kaftka come to believe her later? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Yakov? What is his life like before he is bought by Nadiya and Gregor? Why is Yakov difficult to control? What does Yakov want out of life? Is it possible he will ever find it? What does Yakov dream of while on board the freighter? How does the engine room technician ruin this dream? What does Yakov think of Abby? Who does he think she is? Why does he fight to save her life? Does he succeed? Why does Yakov refuse to leave Abby's side? What does the reader think will be in the future for Yakov and Abby?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the actions of Tarasoff in this novel. Why does Abby turn to Ivan Tarasoff when she escapes Bayside? What does Tarasoff tell Abby to make her feel safe in his care? What does Tarasoff do to Abby? How does Tarasoff explain his actions? What is Tarasoff's motivation? Why did the author hide Tarasoff's part in the organ selling business? What about Tarasoff should have tipped the reader off to his actions? Did it? What will happen to Tarasoff in the end?

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