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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 Robert tell Paige to do when she tells him she is giving up and leaving town?

2. What does May ask Paige to do after she tells Paige why she left?

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

4. Who is Paige's savior at the end of Chapter 42?

5. What does Nicholas think Paige looks like as he is making his rounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does May eventually tell Paige is the reason she left her years before?

2. Where does Paige go and what does she do after she sees Max with all the tubes still in him from surgery?

3. Describe how Nicholas seems very conflicted as he interacts with Paige after returning home with Max to find her still in front of his house?

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

5. What does Nicholas discover as he looks into divorcing Paige?

6. How does Nicholas react to Paige's artwork at the hospital?

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

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

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

10. How does Nicholas react to Paige's plea to stop the divorce and give her a second chance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patrick O'Toole tells Paige the story of Cuchulainn and Dechtire. What does the story symbolize and how is it used throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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