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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 does Jamie tell Allie to indicate he knows things have changed for her and Cam?

2. What does Mia leave on her bed at the hotel for Cam to find?

3. Why does Ellen spill her coffee while she is talking to Allie?

4. What holiday does Cam have to work?

5. What do Geraniums mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maggie's best friend say on the stand when the prosecutor asks her if she is angry with Jamie for killing Maggie?

2. What defense does the psychiatrist suggest Graham use for Jamie's case?

3. What several things happen the Monday morning after Cam and Mia's trip to New Hampshire?

4. What does Graham warn Jamie about after the jury is selected?

5. What does Cam say and do while he is on the witness stand?

6. What does Allie do after discovering Cam is having an affair with Mia?

7. What does Mia finally tell Cam after they go ice skating in New Hampshire?

8. What happens when Cam gets a call about a robbery in progress on Thanksgiving?

9. How does the coroner almost ruin the prosecution's case against Jamie?

10. Why does Graham ask Allie to help him with Jamie's case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What was Jamie's theory about marriage? How did it apply to what he did to Maggie as well as her asking him to do it? How did it apply to Allie and Cam's marriage?

Essay Topic 3

How is Mercy a story of the tests that challenge people every day and the mistakes that define a life?

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