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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. Where does Cam tell Allie he is going so that he can take Mia on a trip?

2. What does the prosecutor tell the jury Jamie should be convicted of in her opening statement?

3. On which day are Allie and Cam celebrating Valentine's Day?

4. What gift does Allie give Mia for Christmas?

5. What does Mia spill in Cam and Allie's car?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jamie realize when he sees Maggie's ghost in the copy room at the courthouse?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what Jamie does for a living and how Picoult used his work to illuminate both characters and themes. How does his work impact what happens between Jamie and Maggie?

Essay Topic 2

Dicuss the quote at the beginning of Part II in terms of who and what you think Picoult is referring to. Who was bold in their actions? Was mercy received and was it what the character(s) is expecting it to be?

"Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy." -Shakespeare, Timmons of Athens

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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