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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 Ellen he would like to do after the trial is over?

2. What does Graham see Jamie do during the trial that the jury could look at unfavorably?

3. Who walks into the church as Allie is decorating?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Jamie tell the prosecutor when she asks him why he didn't remove the pillow when Maggie struggled?

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

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

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

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

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

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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