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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 is Anne's greatest fear about having a child?

2. What is one of the things that does not frighten Anne about her pregnancy?

3. From what disease did Anne's father die?

4. How does Anne ask God what she should do?

5. What do Pammy and her husband struggle with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain how Anne compares her life to experiences volunteering for the Special Olympics.

3. What does Anne share about her breastfeeding problems she is experiencing in Part 4?

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

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

6. What are Anne's thoughts now on having a man in her life?

7. What is Sam's progress during February?

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

9. What is revealed about Anne's addictive behavior?

10. What does Anne finally admit is her biggest fear for her child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why, in a life filled with self-absorbed behavior and addictions to substances, one little baby can completely change Anne's world. Is this Anne's first experience with unconditional love? If so, is that why she is so unsure of herself much of the time where Sam is concerned? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Anne's father was also a writer and the family has a volatile income which did not provide much security. Do you think that Anne is afraid that she has inherited her father's fluctuating financial patterns as well as his gift for words? Explain what qualities Anne has that will not allow her to follow in all of her father's footsteps.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Anne's use of humor in the book. Select two of the funniest events or descriptions and explain what makes them funny to you? Do you think Anne's humor is a literary tactic? Or is it just the real Anne coming through?

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