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

2. What bedtime story does Mariah try to tell Faith?

3. Who does Mariah call the morning after she and Ian make love?

4. According to a reporter, who might benefit from a mock miracle?

5. How does Ian refer to Millie when he calls a reporter anonymously?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Father Rourke's analysis of Faith?

2. Why did Teresa Civernos decide to contact Petra Saganoff?

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

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

5. Who is Malcom Metz?

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

7. What does Ian tell Mariah about his childhood?

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

9. Does Ian believe that Michael was healed?

10. Why does Father Joseph call Monsignor O'Shaughnessy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Motherhood is a frequent theme in the novel. At one point, Millie states that motherhood is a work in process. Discuss whether motherhood is or is not a work process.

Essay Topic 2

For Christians, the Old Testament of the Bible represents the old covenant between man and God, and the New Testament represents a new covenant between man and God. Explain why the author might have divided the book into two parts: "The Old Testament" and "The New Testament".

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Mariah feels as she has never measured up in her marriage. Explain why Mariah feels that she never quite measured up.

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