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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. Who does Patrick think Paige is when she surprises him by showing up at his door?

2. What does Nicholas tell Paige so that he can escape the crying baby at night?

3. How many months has Paige been gone from her husband and son in the Prologue?

4. Where does Nicholas put Max while he fixes a bottle for him for the first time?

5. How much money does Paige accidentally take out of the ATM?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Jake and Paige's relationship move from just being friends?

2. What does Paige remember about her mother as she drives to North Carolina to find May?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens when Paige goes to the OB/GYN for her six week check-up?

8. What does Nicholas' boss tell him after the birth of his son?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Paige's obvious need for help and reassurance is ignored by health professionals, including her husband.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Paige feels about motherhood, as is shown through her feelings about her own pregnancy and memories of her mother.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Paige's reaction to thinking Max is dead, is the culmination of everything Paige believes and everything that has happened to her since her childhood?

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