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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. Where does Sophie find her mother?

2. What kind of person does Sophie say Carter deserves?

3. What does Carter sense when Sophie talks about Whitney?

4. What does Sophie do while Carter drinks coffee in his house?

5. What did Sophie and Carter used to do in the dark?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't Sophie and Carter fulfill their dreams from when they were younger?

2. How does Sophie respond to Carter telling her he loves her?

3. What helps Sophie get the kids to bed early and without a fuss?

4. Why would it be easy for Sophie to follow the same life path her mother did?

5. What does Sophie ask Carter for after talking to Pete?

6. What does Sophie's mother keep calling Sophie at the club, and how does Sophie feel about this?

7. What does Sophie learn from Pete?

8. Why does Sophie call Pete?

9. What bothers Sophie about her mother's friend at the club?

10. What does Sophie do to calm down Carter's mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What led to Carter's mother's illness, and how has this changed Carter's life?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this novel had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters, and then write about their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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