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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 are the bionic noses?

2. What does Ellen promise to keep going when Beth leaves for home?

3. How does Beth's father's character come across when a body needs to be identified?

4. Vincent intercepts Kerry

5. What important message does Tree give to Beth about her grief?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Beth's feelings toward her high school classmate, Cecil Lockhart.

2. How does the reader come to know how bright Vincent is, even though he is an underachiever?

3. What is the theme of the restaurant opened by Pat and his father in Chicago?

4. What gift does Vincent's grandfather give him as they discuss grief?

5. Where has Beth been spending time in Chicago, and why?

6. What conversation sets off Reese's heart palpitations while in Dr. Kilgore's office?

7. What does Vincent's father finally say to Beth about Ben's loss?

8. Discuss the hotel's delicate treatment of Beth and Pat as they leave the Tremont Hotel. Is there layered meaning in their gestures? If so, describe them.

9. There are many indications that Beth is not necessarily a mature woman, or the ideal partner to Pat. Examine these two chapters and analyze at least two instances that illustrate what you think the reader is learning about Beth Cappadora.

10. Describe in words the contrasts between Bill Kerry and the Cappadoras. What traits might Beth have grown up around, based on our brief knowledge of Bill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The elder Cappadoras are very special characters in this story. Do a review of the book, focusing on their contributions to the family, their culture and lifestyle, their tolerance and their love for their children. What is their story?

Essay Topic 2

Pretend you are a psychologist. Make a list of the traits displayed by Beth Cappadora. Go on the Internet and gain a cursory understanding of them, and write an essay describing her character and what her childhood may have been like. Draw a conclusion as to what you believe is her basic, underlying psychological problem.

Essay Topic 3

Do some research on the Amber Alert and write an essay explaining how it works. Give your opinion as to whether the Amber Alert may have helped in the search for Ben Cappadora, and why.

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