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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 does Max do during Paige's six week check-up at the OB/GYN?

2. Along with advice about solid foods, the women at the park give Nicholas the name of a good ____________.

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

4. Who is baby Max named after?

5. What does Jake slip into Paige's backpack without her knowing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is May's reaction when Paige finds her at the horse stable?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens during the first dinner party Paige hosts at their house for Nicholas' colleagues?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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