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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. What does Mariah's mother remove from the nightstand beside Mariah's bed?
3. Who do Marian and Faith find at home when they return?
4. What does a clown paint on Mariah's face?
5. What was the name of Mariah's kitten when she was eight?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mariah tell her mother about drowning Priscilla?
2. What are certain things that Mariah does not like to talk about?
3. How is Faith injured at the circus?
4. Why should Mariah and Faith not have been home when her mother called?
5. What did Mariah do when she attended a circus the year she was seven?
6. In Chapter 3, does Mariah believe that Faith may be talking to God?
7. Why is Dr. De Vries qualified to diagnose Faith's illness?
8. What happened the first time Mariah found Colin in bed with another woman?
9. What does Rabbi Weissman say about Faith's vision?
10. Why, from the beginning, did Mariah believe that she and Colin were not meant to be together?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
On August 30, Faith "knows that truth can cause a sharp pain behind your eyes and that love sometimes feels like a fist around your throat. Explain how truth can cause pain and how love can be compared to a fist around the throat. Use examples from the novel that show when Faith might have experienced times when truth was painful and times when love felt like it was strangling her.
Essay Topic 2
At one point in the novel, Millie tells Mariah that Faith will see her through the crises in Mariah's life. Explain whether Millie means Faith, the child; faith, a belief in something; or that both faith and Faith will see Mariah through the troubles in her life. Also explain how Millie believes Faith and/or faith will help Mariah.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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