View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Faith's guardian Ad litem?

2. Who does Ian pretend to be when renting a cabin?

3. When is Jessica and Colin's baby due?

4. What does Ian do when Allen McManus shows up at the Winnebago?

5. Why does Mariah take Faith and leave on October 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Mariah put people in her dollhouse?

2. Why does Ian want to persuade Mariah to let Faith attempt to heal Michael?

3. Why does Rabbi Weissman call Rabbi Daniel Solomon?

4. What does Kenzie see when she goes to the White's home?

5. Why did Ian's grandmother wear her religion like a Kevlar vest?

6. Why does Malcom Metz say that the custody of Faith is a life and death matter?

7. What does Joan Standish say in Mariah's defense at the custody hearing?

8. What does the Bishop decide to do about Faith?

9. Why does Ian not call his producer when he sees Mariah on the plane?

10. Why is Father Joseph MacReady stunned when only eight people attend early morning mass?

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

A common topic of discussion in the novel is Mariah's and Colin's relationship and failed marriage. Discuss the factors that played a part in the failure of Mariah's and Colin's marriage. Was one of them more to blame than the other? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, Mariah explains that she leaves nothing to chance with her dollhouses because she nails everything down so nothing can move, get lost, or be damaged. Explain whether or not Mariah tried to leave nothing to chance in her life when she was married to Colin.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 997 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample