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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 find on the back of the card that came with her wildflowers in Chapter 18?

2. Whose money does Mark insist he will pay for his yacht with in Chapter 16?

3. Who does Katzka talk to about these accusations in Chapter 15?

4. What does Mary Allen's niece find among her mail when she returns home after Mary Allen's death in Chapter 12?

5. How does Abby get into the Levi house in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Yakov dislike Nadiya?

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

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

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

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

6. Where does Abby go to find answers on Kunstler and Hennessy? Who sees her there and chases her down for a discussion?

7. How does Abby gain access to medical records of heart transplant patients in Chapter 17? For what reason?

8. What story does Abby tell Katzka and Lundquist in Chapter 18? Do they believe her?

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. What really happens behind the blue door in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss selling organs for money. Why would someone buy an organ? Is it morally right to pay for an organ? What happens to people who cannot pay for an organ? Where did the Russians get the organs they were selling? Is what they were doing right? What arguments can be made for the harvesting of organs from living donors? What argument can be made against the harvesting of organs from living donors? Which side does the author of this book come down on? What is your opinion?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the overall lesson and/or controversy of this novel. This novel discusses some very important moral questions about modern medicine. Discuss what these moral questions are and how they are addressed in this novel. Cite examples or offer quotes from the novel to support your conclusions.

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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