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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 gives Anna the idea to sue her parents?

2. Two vehicles are involved in a collision, one is a truck, the other is _____.

3. What does Anna want to be ten years from now?

4. Looking out the courtroom window, after her closing argument, Sara wonders if _________ would ever let up.

5. In Romeo and Juliet, how many fires does it take to burn out another's burning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sara say about being a mother to Anna in her closing statement?

2. Why does Jesse start the fires?

3. How does Kate's condition during the Arsenic treatment affect Jesse? How does it affect Kate?

4. Why is Anna not at court the morning of the hearing?

5. When Sara whispers "we're going to lose her" to Brian, why is she talking about either Anna or Kate?

6. Why is Campbell's service dog acting up in the courtroom?

7. Why doesn't Brian want to face Judge DeSalvo's decision?

8. What does Anna say she wants to be in ten years? Why do you think she wants that?

9. Why does Brian decide not to turn Jesse in as the arsonist?

10. Why does Anna think Campbell is invisible as a child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Everyone asks Campbell about his service dog, even Julia. He never gives an entirely truthful response, but the responses vary depending on who asks and how. Why do the responses vary and why aren't they truthful? Use details from the story.

Essay Topic 2

In the story, Anna is conceived for the sole purpose of providing compatible donations to her sister Kate. Based on the information presented in the story, what ethical issues are present in this situation (suggestion from Dr. Chance, Sara's decision to have another baby, Anna's decision to stop being a donor)? In today's society, what ethical issues are similar or different from those presented in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Sibling rivalry is present in this story. What are some incidents of this rivalry among the Fitzgerald children and between Julia and Izzy? Talk about how the Fitzgerald sibling rivalry is affected by Kate's illness and Anna's lawsuit.

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