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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. Where does Zwick suggest Mark will want to get married in Chapter 13?

2. What lands on the boat that fascinates Yakov and frightens Aleksei in Chapter 14?

3. What important question does Mark ask Abby in Chapter 12?

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

5. What is Shu-Shu?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Why does Yakov dislike Nadiya?

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

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

6. Why does Abby suspect that Mark is in on the sale of human organs? What danger does Vivien suggest this poses for Abby?

7. Why is Abby's locker searched in Chapter 13? What is found?

8. What does Abby ask Nina Voss to do in Chapter 18? Does she agree?

9. What complaints does Elaine's mother-in-law make about her method of grieving in Chapter 11?

10. Why does Helen Lewis from NEOB call Abby? What does she tell Abby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nina Voss believes her husband loves her too much? What does that mean? Is it possible to love someone too much? How is Victor Voss making Nina unhappy as she heals from her first transplant surgery? How does Nina feel about this? How does Nina react when she learns her husband might have paid for her new heart? How does Nina feel about her marriage at the end of the novel? How does Nina feel about her impending death? What does this say about Nina's character? How does Nina's character and convictions compare to Victor's?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who is Vivien Chao? How does the author describe her? What do you think this description says about the character? How does this description influence the reader's reaction to this character? Is the description accurate? Why does Vivien want to get Josh O'Day a heart? What, in Vivien's opinion, is stopping Josh from getting his heart? Is this true? What does Vivien do to get Josh his heart? Has Vivien done anything wrong? Why is Vivien forced to resign over this? Is this fair?

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