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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 is Nicholas referring to when he says the first time was for forgiving, the second for forgetting and the third for beginning again?

2. What does Paige do after she secretly lets herself into the house after Nicholas goes to work?

3. What couldn't Nicholas do when he saw Paige standing at the door after being gone for months?

4. What does Nicholas do to warm up Paige after they leave Max in the hospital?

5. What does Paige decide she needs to tell Nicholas before they can reconcile?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What version of the Cinderella story does Astrid tell Max?

3. What happens when Paige tells Nicholas the truth about her past?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. How does Paige react when she sees Max in the recovery room after his surgery?

10. What happens when Paige sees Max for the first time in three months?

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 what Astrid means by this statement, referring to May: "She didn't have a choice, you know. She is no different from me. Or you."

Essay Topic 3

How does being forced to take care of Max slowly change Nicholas and his priorities?

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