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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 Jake slip into Paige's backpack without her knowing?

2. What does the Lamaze instructor ask Nicholas to put on during the only class he attends?

3. How does Paige feel about Nicholas getting back in touch with his parents after all this time?

4. What does Paige feel the first time she nurses Max?

5. As Nicholas looks at pictures of Max taken by Astrid, what does he realize he hasn't seen around his house for a long time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is May's reaction when Paige finds her at the horse stable?

2. Why did Patrick not look for May after she abandoned him and Paige?

3. What memory does Paige have about her mother in a recurring dream?

4. What happens when Nicholas brings Rachel to the diner while Paige is working?

5. What does Nicholas remember about his work in an Indian reservation in Arizona?

6. What happened the morning Jake took Paige to get an abortion?

7. How did May end up owning the show horse, Donegal?

8. How does Astrid react when Nicholas shows up on her doorstep one morning with Max?

9. What happens at a dinner party that upsets Paige the week she discovers she is pregnant?

10. How does Nicholas handle his first attempts to care for Max on his own after Paige leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Paige need to find her mother in order to be a good mother? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Paige gains strength and confidence throughout the novel to become the wife and mother she wants to be.

Essay Topic 3

Paige's art plays a pivotal role throughout the novel. Discuss how her portraits help shape her life.

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