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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 saves a baby on a Indian reservation when Nicholas thinks he should do a C-section?

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

3. Where do Paige and Nicholas get married?

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

5. Where does Nicholas have to fly to retrieve a heart for an eighteen-year-old patient?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when Paige calls her father to tell him she is getting married?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is divided into three parts: Conception, Growth, and Delivery. Discuss how this analogy of birth parallels the events and themes of the novel.

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

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

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