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

2. What is the name of May's show horse?

3. How long did Jake and Paige date before she became pregnant?

4. What is Patrick O'Toole's occupation?

5. Where did Nicholas tell a guest at the dinner party that he met Paige?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the private detective hired by Paige discover about May's whereabouts?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Paige decide to go to Chicago after she impulsively leaves Nicholas and Max?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How do Nicholas and Paige save each other in the end?

Essay Topic 3

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

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