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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Eric start to feel joy in anticipation of seeing his wife again?
(a) Weeks before his wife arrives.
(b) In the taxi on the way to meet her.
(c) At the airport.
(d) The morning of his wife’s arrival.

2. How much weight has Anne’s husband lost since moving to the U.S.?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 60 pounds.
(c) 40 pounds.
(d) 80 pounds.

3. What procedure has Ms. Hinds had performed in the hospital?
(a) Lumpectomy.
(b) Cataract surgery.
(c) Hysterectomy.
(d) Laryngectomy.

4. How does Ka’s father explain why he had to destroy the sculpture of himself?
(a) His sufferings were never noble.
(b) He cannot allow someone else to own a piece of his soul.
(c) He cannot let the humiliation he suffered continue to exist.
(d) He was not a prisoner.

5. Where is Fonteneau visiting her parents, that Ka is bringing her the sculpture?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Tampa.
(c) St. Augustine.
(d) Jacksonville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Eric work at night?

2. What is Nadine’s reputation on the ward where she works?

3. Where have Anne and her husband gone to get Ka for this Christmas mass?

4. How old is Ka’s father?

5. What is a ka, in The Book of the Dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. What emergency is Nadine called in to resolve in Ms. Hinds’ room?

2. What unlikely story is the main character of the "The Book of Miracles" chapter trying to get her family to believe?

3. What is Ka’s father’s objection to the sculpture?

4. How does Nadine’s call with her parents go?

5. How does Ka end the conversation with her mother?

6. How is the ending of "Water Child" chapter similar to themes in The Book of the Dead?

7. What is the significance of Ka’s name?

8. Why are the 60 seconds at midnight during the Christmas mass Anne’s favorite minute of the year?

9. Whose perspective is the "The Book of Miracles" chapter written from, and when is it set?

10. What political event captivates Eric’s wife during her first week in New York?

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