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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 long does it take Emily to graduate from Open University?

2. How many other women are in the unit with Emily in Chapter 40?

3. How long has it been in Chapter 58 since Janice and Jeremy adopted Charlie?

4. Where does Janice offer to take Emily maternity shopping in Chapter 37?

5. In Chapter 42 after Emily is accused of trying to smother Charlie, how long does Emily sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Emily's life go on after she the restraining order?

2. Why did Leo drive to Alnmouth?

3. What does Janice say about the smothering in her diary?

4. In Chapter 51, why does Jill tell Emma that she has picked her up?

5. Why does Emily decide to adopt Charlie and allow the Rothschild's to raise him.

6. In Chapter 62, where does Emma go and what does she find?

7. What does Jeremy tell Leo his thoughts were about Emma taking Charlie at the playground?

8. How dioes Emily meet the father of her baby?

9. Why does Emily worry about having her baby?

10. Why is Janice frightened in Chapter 43?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Walsh uses in the novel? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events, or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

Emma disappears right before she is to meet Leo. How does Emma’s disappearance affect Leo and why?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Walsh use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

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