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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. To where does Abby follow the doctor she saw coming out of Amity Medical Supplies?

2. What habit does Elaine say Aaron got into in the final years of his life as a member of the transplant team at Bayside?

3. In Chapter 16, what does Abby find among Mark's files in their home?

4. Who does Abby see coming out of Amity Medical Supplies in Chapter 20?

5. What does Brenda Hainey hope to do for her aunt, Mary Allen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the passengers in the aft cabin as discussed in Chapter 14?

2. Of whom does Yakov dream in Chapter 14? What does she look like?

3. Where does Yakov see Nadiya take Aleksei in Chapter 19? Where does Yakov think Aleksei is going?

4. What does Mr. Parr do to Abby in Chapter 13 after searching her locker? Why?

5. For what reason does Abby lose her job completely at the end of Chapter 17?

6. What happens to Yakov at the end of Chapter 19? What does this suggest about his chances of survival?

7. Why does Abby call Katzka to her house in Chapter 20? Who calls while he is there?

8. What do Abby and Vivien ask Dr. Ivan Tarasoff to do in order to help with their investigation into Nina Voss' heart donor in Chapter 16?

9. Who is the woman praying at Mary Allen's bedside in Chapter 11? What does she want Abby to do for Mary Allen?

10. Why does Abby begin to think she is being followed by a van in Chapter 15? What does she do about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Abby DiMatteo? What is her job? At what point is she in her training? What does Abby's future look like as the novel begins? Why do things turn in a different direction? Why does Abby work with Vivien Chao to get a heart for Josh O'Day? Is what they have done wrong? What might someone else have done in the same situation? Who should have gotten the heart? Why does the pattern of harassment begin after this takes place? Who is doing it? For what reason?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Mark Hodell? How does Abby come to live with Mark? What is their relationship like? How does Abby feel about Mark in the beginning of the novel? How does their relationship change? For what reason? Why does Mark turn on Abby? What did Abby do to hurt Mark? Why is Mark working with the wrong people? What do they have on Mark that forces him to work with them? Is Mark happy with this criminal career? How does the reader know how Mark feels about his situation? What happens to Mark in the end? Is this something Mark deserved? Explain.

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