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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. When did Mariah begin building dollhouses?

2. Who is assigned to cover a psychiatric symposium?

3. What has Mariah's mother just purchased at the beginning of the novel?

4. What is Mariah's mother's home called?

5. What does Mariah's mother remove from the nightstand beside Mariah's bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faith see in her dreams on the night of August 30?

2. What does Faith realize when her mother begins saying, "Oh, God. God. Oh my God."?

3. What happened to Mariah's kitten when she was eight?

4. When is the only time Mariah remembers Faith asking about God?

5. Describe Mariah's home.

6. Why did Mariah not tell anyone she was pregnant when she went to Greenhaven?

7. What happened the first time Mariah found Colin in bed with another woman?

8. Why does Mariah want Faith to talk to a Priest?

9. What are certain things that Mariah does not like to talk about?

10. Why does Mariah agree to take Faith to the library to get the book her guard told her about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Mariah hires Joan Standish to handle her divorce from Colin, Joan says that Colin has done Mariah a favor this time. Explain what Joan means by this statement and argue whether Colin did or did not do Mariah a favor by filing for divorce.

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of Chapter 15, Picoult uses a quote from Sophocles. Explain how the novel shows that "[c]hildren are the anchors that hold a mother to life."

Essay Topic 3

Although Mariah White might be considered the main character in the novel, other characters might also be considered a main character. Explain what other character(s) are vital to the development and resolution of the conflict and why they might be a main character.

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