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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 is Bud Spitlick?

2. What town did Mia move to after leaving Wheelock?

3. What kind of day is it when Allie has her yard sale?

4. Angus finds a picture of who as children playing together?

5. What does the judge in the trial have weakness for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Allie do one evening at her shop to try to help her situation with Cam?

2. What did Jamie and Maggie do on their last night together?

3. What does Allie discover on New Year's Eve?

4. What does Cam do when the private detective locates Mia for him?

5. What does Ellen do to try to get Allie to forgive Cam?

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

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

8. What different things does the coroner say on the stand that helps both the prosecution and the defense?

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

10. What happens in Cam's dream at the end of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the theme of love was used in Mercy not just as romantic love, but love of country and duty to family.

Essay Topic 2

What is the purpose of the second-person notes between the chapters? Who is the author and who are they intended for? What impact do they have on character development and themes of Mercy?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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