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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. Who helped Angel leave Michael for the second time?

2. What did Angel help the Altman women make while Michael and Paul were in town?

3. What does a panic-stricken Miriam ask Angel to help her with in Chapter 24?

4. What did Angel do to feel ashamed after running away for the third time?

5. What was in the pocket-sized packet that Miriam give to Michael for Angel?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 34, what does Angel do when she sees Michael for the first time in several years?

2. In Chapter 26, how does Elizabeth pregnancy influence Angel's opinion of herself and the future?

3. What happens when Angel and Michael are alone in Joseph Hochschild's store in Chapter 23?

4. In Chapter 21, why does Angel attempt to push Michael away from her, and how does she hope to accomplish this?

5. In San Francisco, Duke gives Angel a choice. She can either go back to her old role as prostitute, or she can become the manager of the girls. Which does she choose and why?

6. In Chapter 27 as Elizabeth gives birth, what is Angel's emotional reaction?

7. In Chapter 22, Angel gets a glimpse of a talent other than prostitution that might help her to make a living. How did she discover it, what is it, and where does she put it to use?

8. In Chapter 28, the Hoseas celebrate Christmas at the Altmans, and Michael reads the Christmas story. What is Angel's reaction to the story?

9. What is Michael's reaction to Angel's darkest secrets in Chapter 21?

10. What happens in Chapter 23 after Michael has retrieved Angel for the second time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare/contrast Angel and Miriam Altman. Make sure to mention their childhoods, relationship with their parents, personalities, physical make-up, spiritual beliefs, and opinions concerning men, life, and God.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Angel struggles with her self-worth and the belief that she will ever be able to do anything except prostitution. As she matures spiritually and emotionally, she tries new avenues of employment. Discuss these various jobs and how they change Angel's sense of value as she evolves from a prostitute to these other trades. Do these jobs have anything in common?

Essay Topic 3

When Angel, Michael, and Johnathan Axel heed the directions of that still, small voice miraculous things happen, even lives are saved. Give specific examples of incidents when each of these characters have followed that voice and the results that ensued.

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