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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 do Pammy and her husband struggle with?

2. What suggestion from the doctor does Anne resist about Sam's colic?

3. What doe Anne long for?

4. What fear begins to emerge for Anne where Sam is concerned?

5. How old is Sam when he finally sleeps through the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does it seem that Anne is not as strong as she needs to be?

2. Explain the emotional complications surrounding the legal motions initiated by Sam's father.

3. What does Anne's therapist remind Anne of when Anne laments that maybe she is not good enough to have a husband?

4. What is the physical and emotional toll of Pammy's illness in Part 10?

5. What symbolism does Anne find in the way Sam has learned to crawl?

6. What is the state of Sam's development in Part 10?

7. How has Sam's birth affected Anne and the people in her life?

8. How has Sam's arrival influenced Anne's relationship with her mother?

9. What startling event occurs when Anne and Sam are sleeping?

10. What frightens Anne about the world in which Sam will grow up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what Anne means when she says, "God hasn't brought me this far to drop me on my head now." Explain Anne's devotion to God and the importance of faith in her life. Provide examples.

Essay Topic 2

Even though Anne was not married to Sam's father they did have a relatively strong relationship and it hurt her deeply when he left after the revelation of her pregnancy. Explain the act of abandonment. How does it impact those who are left behind as well as those who leave? Is an abandoned person always expecting to be abandoned again? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Why did Anne decide to keep her baby in spite of her boyfriend's insistence that she have an abortion? Was her age a factor? Her sobriety? Her new relationship with God? Describe the dream Anne has that validates her decision to keep her baby.

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