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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 the prosecutor tell the jury Jamie should be convicted of in her opening statement?

2. Where does Jamie finally see Maggie's ghost?

3. What does Ellen get Cam for a Christmas gift?

4. What does Mia give Cam for a Christmas present?

5. Where was Mia working after she left Wheelock?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Allie do when a man flirts with her at a bar where she is drinking her sorrows away?

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

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

4. Why is Graham nervous after Jamie's trial date is set?

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

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

7. Why does Jamie think he hasn't seen or felt Maggie since her death?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is the true protagonist of Mercy, Jamie or Cam? Is there a hero in the novel? Fully explain your answer with references to both plot and themes.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the character of Mia and what she symbolizes in the novel in general and/or to different characters.

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