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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 book did Ian write in 1997?
2. Where does Faith have to be at one o'clock on Wednesdays?
3. Who does Mariah hire to be her lawyer?
4. What is Colin's religious background?
5. What does Mariah hear in the night when she thinks she hears Colin?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Mariah not tell anyone she was pregnant when she went to Greenhaven?
2. What does Rabbi Weissman say about Faith's vision?
3. Why does Mariah tell her mother about drowning Priscilla?
4. Why does Mariah's mother tell her that Faith will help her get through this crisis?
5. In Chapter 3, does Mariah believe that Faith may be talking to God?
6. Why does Mariah agree to take Faith to the library to get the book her guard told her about?
7. What does Faith realize when her mother begins saying, "Oh, God. God. Oh my God."?
8. How does the librarian figure out what book Faith wants?
9. Why should Mariah and Faith not have been home when her mother called?
10. What does Faith see in her dreams on the night of August 30?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 2, the author begins with a quote from Ian Fletcher that says, "Sure, lots of people believe in God. Lots of people used to believe the world was flat, too." Explain the meaning of this phrase and why Ian would compare a belief in God to a belief that the world is flat.
Essay Topic 2
At the beginning of the novel, Millie tells Mariah that "being a family isn't a social construct, but an instinct." Using examples from the novel, explain why family is not a social construct, but an instinct.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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