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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. Sam's father wanted Anne to __________________________.

2. What is Anne's greatest fear about having a child?

3. What happens one day when Anne and Sam are sleeping?

4. What does Anne admit is one of her worst personality traits?

5. What is the source of Anne's comfort during difficult times?

Short Essay Questions

1. What wishes does Anne recall making for Sam on the night he was born?

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

3. Name the three sources of angst that fuel Anne's depression.

4. What is Anne's delivery experience?

5. What does Anne recall about her own seventh and eighth grade experiences that she finds the prospect of Sam's living through them so daunting?

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

7. What milestone does Sam reach shortly before his first birthday?

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

9. What toll is Pammy's illness taking on Anne in Part 12?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Anne's feelings about becoming a mother. How are her positive feelings tempered by the fact that she will be a single parent?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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