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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 is Paige doing while she sits in the front yard watching the family she abandoned through the windows of her house?

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

3. The Le Leche representative is angry when Paige says she would like to give Max __________.

4. Where did Paige's mother take her one day instead of church when she was a child?

5. Where do Jake and Paige make love for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paige tell May about Nicholas when her mother asks her to describe him?

2. What happens the day Nicholas goes to his parents' house to tell them about Max?

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

4. How does Nicholas handle caring for Max while he works?

5. When does Nicholas realize his chances of being chief of surgery are probably ruined?

6. What causes Paige to think she and Nicholas might be meant for each other?

7. How does Paige feel in the first few moments after giving birth to Max?

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

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

10. Why did Paige's mother take her to visit cemeteries when Paige was a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What misunderstanding does the marriage of Nicholas and Paige begin with? Is it necessary for Paige to right that wrong before they can move forward? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the irony that Nicholas struggles to take care of Max in the same ways that Paige did. Does this give him any insight into his wife and their marriage?

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