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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 seems to Katie like a sane and happy family?

2. Where is Suzanne's office?

3. How many children do Phil and Lynn have?

4. What does Katie think about doing?

5. What does Matt say about whose fault the accident was?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprise does Matt arrange for the end of the wedding ceremony?

2. How does Suzanne fare as the days go on and what does she do once day with Nicky?

3. What perfect memory do Suzanne and Matt create when in their son's room in the middle of the night?

4. What had Matt's friends and coworkers done while Matt and Suzanne were gone from the house for three days?

5. What do Matt and Suzanne do at midnight on the day before Nicky's first birthday?

6. Who goes with Katie to the gynecologist's appointment, and how is Katie feeling as she waits to get in to see the doctor?

7. What does Matt tell Nicky as Matt sits in Nicky's room and what does Matt wish he had done?

8. Describe the locket Matt gives Suzanne.

9. Why does Katie go to the Vineyard and what does she think about on the way there?

10. Where do Matt and Susan have their honeymoon and what does Matt bring Suzanne every day during the honeymoon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

The first scene in "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" begins with a traditional scene in a romance. A woman in a bathtub. All women know she will be either waiting for a lover or comforting herself because of a fight or break-up with a lover. The reader is told that the big, fluffy cat in the room with her is named Guinevere. To keep the romance and courtly love in full view of the audience is the Labrador named Merlin. There will be some type of magic.

1. What is a cliche? Do you think the comment about a woman in a bathtub is a cliche? Why or why not? Use examples from "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" and your own life to support your answer.

2. What do you think the author is attempting to do by naming the cat and dog Guinevere and Merlin? Use examples from "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" and your own life to support your answer.

3. What do you think is meant by the statement, there will be some type of magic, referring to the first fifteen pages of the book? Use examples from "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" and your own life to support your answer.

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