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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. How does Barry describe Newburgh?

2. What does Will do to the dog he finds in the park?

3. What do newspapers from the Newburgh, Cornwall, Middletown area call the first shooting?

4. What kind of song does Maggie perform first?

5. What magazines publish stories about Maggie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Will is six that changes him forever?

2. What causes Maggie to behave in a manner that is totally out of character for her?

3. Why has Maggie decided to write her story?

4. What happens when Maggie performs for the first time herself?

5. How does Winnie Lawrence convince Will to play for the American team even though Will is convinced they don't have a chance?

6. What is it about Victoria Lansdowne that contributes to the fact that Will rapes her?

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

8. What prompts Patrick to name his world class hotel after a woman?

9. What happens to Will's concentration in the final seconds of the World Cup game that causes them to lose it?

10. What are the things that help Maggie to finally relax around Patrick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How damaging is verbal abuse? What are the long term effects of this kind of bullying? How is a victim of constant verbal abuse likely to develop from child to adult? As an adult victim of verbal abuse, what effect does this have on confidence, poise, and overall personality? Would you recognize a victim of verbal abuse? What can be done to help a victim or stop an abuser, if anything?

Essay Topic 2

How can a child's development play a large role in the adult he/she becomes? In Will's case, childhood trauma goes largely unaddressed and leaves an angry and confused child to find ways to cope on his own. He does so with anger and abuse. How might this all have been avoided, if at all? What kinds of treatment should Will have received right from the start? How common do you believe untreated childhood trauma is? How likely is this to be the precursor for a life of crime or abuse? How many people dropped the ball in Will's life and in what way might they have helped him?

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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