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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 Angus think Cam made a mistake in charging Jamie with murder?

2. Allie has been in love with Cam since when?

3. Where do Cam and Mia make love for the first time?

4. What does Mia teach Allie about while they work together in the flower shop?

5. What was the amount of the bond set for Jamie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Clan McDonald end up settling in Wheelock, Massachusetts?

2. What is Jamie's concern when Allie volunteers to go to his hometown of Cummington and speak to his neighbors and friends?

3. What is significant about the first picnic Allie and Cam had together?

4. What does Allie learn about Maggie's condition from her doctor?

5. What is one of the valuable objects of her husband's that the woman gives away for pennies at the yard sale?

6. Why did Ellen McDonald embrace New Age ideas after her husband's death eight years ago?

7. What surprising information does Cam learn from the private detective?

8. What is Jamie's theory about marriage?

9. What is significant about the newspaper article Cam reads while he is waiting for Mia to bring dinner back to the flower shop one night?

10. Why is euthanasia not a good defense for Jamie's trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the novel explore the meaning of not only the word mercy, but love and loyalty, as well?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the relationships of Cam and Allie and Jamie and Maggie. What did each relationship represent? How did they evolve throughout the novel? What did the individuals discover about themselves through the relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the many ironic aspects of the novel and how they relate to the themes of love, loyalty and forgiveness.

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