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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 happens between Nicholas and Paige as she comes out of her shock?

2. How many years have Paige and Nicholas been married when she returns from finding her mother?

3. Astrid tells Max her own version of what famous fairytale?

4. What is the name of the horse that tosses May off when she breaks her ankle?

5. What papers does Astrid see on Nicholas' desk when she brings a gift to his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nicholas' reaction when Paige shows up on his doorstep after being gone for months?

2. How does Nicholas feel when he discovers Paige with Max at his parents' house?

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

4. When Nicholas discovers Max is ill, where does he take him?

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

6. How does Nicholas become the acting chief of cardiac surgery?

7. What does Paige do after waking up in Nicholas' bed?

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

9. Why is Nicholas so frustrated when the doorbell rings the night Paige returns from being gone for three months?

10. Who talks Paige out of running away again and tells her she should stay and fight?

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

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

Discuss the theme of the parent/child relationship as it is shown through Paige and Nicholas' relationship with their parents.

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