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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 a nurse think most suicides are about?

2. How long does Philip care for Mildred before she has the baby?

3. Where does Philip have to live when he loses all his money?

4. Where does Thorne work?

5. What does Philip do to try to make Mildred jealous?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Philip feel about Mildred's baby living with him?

2. Where does Philip take Mildred on their first date, and how does he enjoy it?

3. What does Philip begin to think when he deals with Fanny's despair?

4. How does Philip pass his make-up exams?

5. Who arranges the funeral for Cronshaw, and how is it received?

6. What happens during Philip's first rotation when he returns to medical school?

7. What news does Norah have when Philip goes to visit her?

8. What does Philip notice about his art while he is on vacation with Lawson and Ruth?

9. What does Philip find when he gets an urgent letter to come to Fanny's apartment?

10. What is the final event that makes Philip decide to quit his art?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety are two themes that are touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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