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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 Nina Voss overhear her husband saying to the doctors in Chapter 3?

2. Who is Jeremiah Parr?

3. Why is Abby afraid to go to work in the opening pages of Chapter 6?

4. What occupation does Yakov wish he was allowed to participate in?

5. What is the name of Mark's sailboat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nina Voss feel about her impending death? How does this compare to the feelings of her husband?

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

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

5. What doctor becomes interested in Karen Terrio's organs? For what reason?

6. Why does Abby call Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Vermont about Nina Voss' donor in Chapter 8?

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

8. What does Victor Voss do when he finds Abby in his wife's room in Chapter 9? What does Mark suggest Abby do about it?

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

10. What does Gregor do to Uncle Misha after the boys leave the apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Victor Voss? Why does he attempt to buy a heart for his wife? How does his wife feel about this when she finds out? Why is Voss upset at Abby after a donor heart is given to Josh O'Day? What does Voss attempt to do to Abby in revenge? How does this impact her career? What does Abby learn about Voss that she wishes she could use against him? Why does she not use it against him? What ultimately happens to Voss' wife? For what reason?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following themes in detail:

1) Morality

2) Family

3) Fatal Illnesses

4) Medical Malpractice.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the novel in detail, including discussion about each of the following:

1) Bayside Hospital

2) Massachusetts General Hospital

3) Boston

4) The freight ship.

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