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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 did a woman at Greenhaven believe when Mariah was there?
2. What group of people come to New Canaan looking for a Messiah?
3. What show do Mariah and Millie watch on September 6?
4. What is Colin's religious background?
5. Who does Rabbi Weissman see after the last counseling session he has with a couple?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Faith realize when her mother begins saying, "Oh, God. God. Oh my God."?
2. Why does Mariah agree to take Faith to the library to get the book her guard told her about?
3. In Chapter 3, does Mariah believe that Faith may be talking to God?
4. How does a clown entertain Faith before the show?
5. Why should Mariah and Faith not have been home when her mother called?
6. What does Faith see in her dreams on the night of August 30?
7. What did Mariah do when she attended a circus the year she was seven?
8. How is Faith injured at the circus?
9. When is the only time Mariah remembers Faith asking about God?
10. Why is Dr. De Vries qualified to diagnose Faith's illness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
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
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.
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