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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. When Campbell questions Dr. Chance on the witness stand, who, besides the doctor, is fidgeting and hoping for the testimony to end quickly?

2. On the first day of the hearing, Anna is not there. Where is she found?

3. Whose clean pants does Campbell change into?

4. According to Sara, how old is Anna when she is a lymphocyte donor for Kate?

5. What size is Campbell's sailboat?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. To what does Sara compare her decision about Anna being Kate's donor?

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

6. Why does Jesse start the fires?

7. Why does Campbell prolong his questioning of Dr. Chance?

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

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

Let's take a look at the Fitzgerald Family dynamics. What is Jesse's life like before Kate is diagnosed with leukemia? What changes? What is Anna's life like when Kate is well; when Kate is sick? Discuss the relationship changes that occur during the story between Anna and Jesse, Anna and Kate, Jesse and Kate. How does Kate's illness affect her parents' marriage? Give details to support each response.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the various arson situations from the story, including Jesse and Brian's role. Give your reaction to how Brian decides to handle his knowledge of the arsonist's identity.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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