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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. Why does a clerk disturb Judge Rothbottam when he is listening to Evita?

2. What awakens Mariah on the morning of October 7?

3. What is Faith doing when Kenzie comes for her second visit?

4. Where does Ian tell Mariah he was going when he left for his visit to Michael?

5. How does Ian know when to call Mariah?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Rafael Civernos healed?

2. Why does Rabbi Weissman call Rabbi Daniel Solomon?

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

4. When did Father Rampini decide to become a priest?

5. What does Mariah dream the night after she and Ian make love?

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

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

8. What did Mariah do as a child when a classmate told her she would go to hell if she was not baptized?

9. Why does Father MacReady think Faith sees God as female?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 6, Faith's hands begin to bleed for no apparent reason. Argue why these wounds are or are not stigmata. Use arguments the characters use in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Several "miracles" happen in the novel. The author recounts Millie's apparent death from a heart attack, a couple who reconcile, a baby that is healed, and Ian's autistic brother. Using arguments that the characters use in the novel, argue whether or not any of these incidents could be considered miracles.

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