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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. As Paige draws furiously and pours her emotion into the portrait, what image begins to emerge?

2. What time do Nicholas and Paige go to the hospital the morning after Max has emergency surgery?

3. What does Paige tell Nicholas about Max as she follows him during his rounds?

4. What music does Robert dance around to while holding Max?

5. What theme is Alistair Forgerty's office decorated with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Nicholas and Paige discover is wrong with Max?

2. What surprising news does May have when Paige calls her mother to apologize for how she left?

3. What do Paige's drawings reveal when Astrid asks Paige to draw a self portrait?

4. What does Nicholas and Paige making love three time represent?

5. How does Paige react when something seems off with Max in Chapter 40?

6. Why does the communications director at the hospital want to meet with Paige?

7. What does Nicholas think he sees during the surgery that Paige gets to observe?

8. Where is Paige when she decides she needs to tell Nicholas the truth about her past?

9. What does Nicholas do after finding Paige nearly unconscious on the sidewalk?

10. What is Paige thinking after she believes Max is dead?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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