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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 kind of doctor's office does Paige work at during the day?

2. Jake kisses Paige on the night of her __________________.

3. Where did May go right after she left Paige and Patrick in Chicago?

4. As Nicholas is falling in love with the young waitress, he thinks she is what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Paige meet Jake, who eventually becomes her boyfriend in Chicago?

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

6. What happens at the only Lamaze class Nicholas attends for Paige's entire pregnancy?

7. What does Paige remember about a childhood trip to the zoo with her mother?

8. Why does Paige make a list of all the things she can do well?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what Astrid means by this statement, referring to May: "She didn't have a choice, you know. She is no different from me. Or you."

Essay Topic 2

The novel openly talks about an abortion. What is Picoult trying to say about the after effects of an abortion on a woman through Paige's experience?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the theme of individuality is shown throughout the novel.

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