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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 at Blackfriars Hospital discovers that Daisy has given information about a patient to the newspaper?

2. At the beginning of Part 3, Section 15, who regrets talking to Fred about Daisy?

3. Who is interviewing Daisy for a "vacancy" while riding in the country?

4. At the beginning of Part 4, Section 22, who does Fred call upon?

5. Who has keys to the house that is for sale just outside the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Part 4, Section 20, who does Fred call after arriving back at St. Angelicus following the day in court ? Why?

2. Fred asks Daisy why she lied in court about not knowing Kelly. What answer is Fred hoping to hear from Daisy? What answer does Daisy give?

3. Why is Daisy back in Cambridge in Part 3, Section 14? Where is she staying and why?

4. Who has written Fred another note about Daisy Saunders? What does the note say about Daisy?

5. In Part 2, Section 12, why is Daisy visiting the newspaper office? What happens during the visit?

6. At the beginning of Part 3, Section 14, Fred is still attempting to write a letter to Daisy. Why does he not want to throw away his previous attempts? How much contact has he actually had with Daisy at this point?

7. Why does Daisy lose her job at the hospital? Where does she intend to seek her next job?

8. Who comes to visit Fred in Cambridge? What does Fred reveal to the visitors?

9. Who suddenly appears in the courtroom? What knowledge does he share about the accident?

10. When Daisy returns to the hospital after visiting the newspaper, what does she discover about patient 23? Who is patient 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Daisy is quite competent and confident in her Nurse Probationer's position at Blackfriars, and then one day, she mistakenly answers a question by Dr. Sage. 1) What question is posed by the doctor? 2) What is Daisy's answer? 3) What is the source of Daisy's answer? 4) Is Dr. Sage's name consistent with his response to Daisy? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1) Describe the Wrayburns and their initial contact with Daisy. 2) As the story progresses, how could the relationship between Daisy and the Wrayburns be defined? Use examples of interaction between Daisy and the Wrayburns for support.

Essay Topic 3

Fred attends the Disobliger's Society to speak in favor of the soul's existence. This motion, of course, is against his present unbelief. 1) What is Fred's childhood connection to religion? 2) Why would this connection make it easier for him to defend this motion? 3) What scientific reasons does Fred give for rebuking his childhood's beliefs?

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