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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 Will do to the dog he finds in the park?

2. What is Maggie's second husband's name?

3. What does the doctor tell her she's left out at the end of it?

4. Who was the squirrel she used to sing to?

5. How long were Patrick and Cornelia married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who records Maggie's song first and how does Maggie feel about it?

2. How long, and in what capacity, does Maggie work for Barry?

3. How does Will's new headmaster at Fulham Road Primary School describe Will?

4. What were the last things that Patrick said to Maggie on the boat before he died?

5. Why is Maggie hiding under the porch with her three-year-old?

6. What two things does Will claim are his salvation?

7. How does Will handle his first meeting with Maggie?

8. When Will becomes ill at the age of fourteen, who surprises him by looking after him?

9. How does Will behave when he meets the manager of the Hammersmith Rangers, Allan Thomas?

10. What is the largest explanation that Maggie has to clarify?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Parents are often willing to make extreme sacrifices for their children. In this novel, what examples of this are found? What is the basis for the connection that enables a parent to make an ultimate sacrifice for the sake of their child? Is this a normal or usual relationship? Would any parent be willing to make this sacrifice or does this require a special circumstance or balance between the child and the parent? Is this more likely to be the case where the parent is single with children? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Motivation can be provided in many ways. What is the best kind of motivation that can be used? Why is it better than other forms? What is the difference between negative and positive motivation? How strong are they and which is more effective? Why? What kind of motivation do you find is most effective with you and why? Is this positive or negative motivation? Which of these kinds of motivation were used to encourage Maggie? Will? Jennie?

Essay Topic 3

What is justifiable homicide? In which cases should prosecution be avoided entirely? Maggie is put on trial when it is believed that her third husband dies at her hand. How likely is it that victims of abuse end up in abuse relationships again? What are the relationship dynamics that would draw a person back into this kind of situation again? How common is it for victims of abuse to seek out abusive partners unconsciously again? Why?

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