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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 given immediately after being admitted?

2. How does Anne think she might lose Sam?

3. When is the initial diary entry made?

4. What disappointment still continues to haunt Anne?

5. To what does Anne compare her current life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what it is that Anne learns how to do which had previously been difficult for her.

2. What are Anne's views on breastfeeding?

3. Describe the photo collage of elements that Anne considers to be her family.

4. What are Anne's thoughts about her father during the Christmas holiday season?

5. Even though Anne feels fragile and vulnerable, she is stronger than she thinks. Explain Anne's strength and coping mechanisms.

6. What frightening experience does Anne have with Sam one day in the car?

7. Explain Anne's belief in God and her faith that He will provide for her and Sam.

8. How does Anne deal with the fact that she is a single parent?

9. How does Anne feel about breastfeeding now that she has become comfortable with it?

10. On Sam's birthday, what does Anne recall about the day he was born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of Sam's father in Anne's life. What angers Anne about his abandonment of her and her unborn child? What dos Anne convince herself of in order to manage through this emotional wound? Why does Anne fight Sam's father's legal motions to deny paternity?

Essay Topic 2

Explain what Anne means by this statement: "I feel that he has completely ruined my life, because I just didn't used to care all that much." Who and what is she talking about?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of religion and spirituality in Anne's life. What is the nature of Anne's particular devotion to the Virgin Mary? How does Anne exhibit her beliefs in her everyday life?

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