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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. How many floors is Platt Hall?

2. What recording does Phoebe's piano teacher give her?

3. What is Phi Epsilon?

4. What drink does Will order at John Leal's when he thinks he has had too much to drink?

5. Through whom does Will procure his internship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was John Leal's prison camp?

2. With whom does Will hold a research position?

3. How does Will first meet Phoebe?

4. Why does John Leal go to Hilcox Street?

5. What does Will do on New Year's Eve?

6. Where does Phoebe go for winter break?

7. Why does Phoebe get angry with Will after winter break (in Chapter 13)?

8. What is the name of the pregnant girl whom John Leal met in a gulag?

9. What is the name of the club where Phoebe invites Will for a drink?

10. Where does John Leal's group kneel each morning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the title and cover of the novel. What does the title and cover suggest about the novel? Do you think it is an effective title, or would another have been more appropriate?

Essay Topic 2

The author describes the actions and thoughts of pro-life activists at select moments in the novel. Explore the author's depiction of this stance, focusing on her description of their activities and motives (in letters, dialogue, and a the pro-life march). Finally, how might the tone used to describe this stance be indicative of the author's own view?

Essay Topic 3

Phoebe goes through various stages of grief while processing her childhood trauma. Analyze the healthy and unhealthy ways Phoebe has coped with sadness, anger, and guilt throughout the novel.

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