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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. The second person Sara addresses during her closing statement is ______.

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

3. Whose name are Anna and Campbell laughing at?

4. When court is adjourned (after Campbell's recovery), who does Campbell ask to take Anna home?

5. Anna is upset with Campbell because during the trial, Campbell tells her he needs who to testify?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do you think Judge DeSalvo makes everyone leave Kate's room before he talks with her?

5. Do you think the decision pulls Fitzgerald family closer? Why or why not?

6. How is Kate treated while shopping for her prom dress and hair style?

7. Why is Brian so upset once he gets on the accident scene?

8. Why does Anna remind Sara of herself?

9. What is the focus of Campbell's line of questioning when Sara is on the witness stand?

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

Why does Campbell dread his draw of Judge DeSalvo for Anna's case? What mistake does Sara make when addressing Judge DeSalvo regarding his daughter? In your opinion, how does Judge DeSalvo's loss benefit and/or hinder Anna's case in the long run?

Essay Topic 2

Several characters change opinions about Anna donating a kidney to her sister Kate. For each character, describe the original stance, the change and the surrounding circumstances (Brian, Dr. Chance). What is Campbell's final stance and why does it change? Give details.

Essay Topic 3

Sara wants Anna to do the right thing. What does Sara think that is? Brian wants to do the right thing for both his daughters. How does he go about doing this? What does he think is the right thing? Does he change his mind? More than once? Support responses with story details.

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