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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 Nicholas tell Paige so that he can escape the crying baby at night?

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

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

4. What did Paige's mother do with the obituaries that she clipped out?

5. How long does her doctor tell Paige it will take to master motherhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the meaning behind the title of the novel, Harvesting the Heart?

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

How does Paige's relationship with her mother come full circle during the summer she spends with May in North Carolina?

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