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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. In Sabine's dream, what is Phan's profession?

2. What does Sabine understand about Parsifal now?

3. Who do Kitty and Sabine encounter at the store in #112?

4. What is Sabine's decision about visiting with the Fetterses?

5. Why are Kitty's sons interested in Sabine?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dot take Sabine to the top of a knoll?

2. What are the circumstances in which Kitty kisses Sabine?

3. How does Bertie and Haas' behavior at the hospital remind Sabine of Parsifal and Phan?

4. What is Sabine's dream as she naps with Kitty?

5. How do Sabine's views of the world differ from Dot's perspective?

6. How are Sabine's memories of the Tonight Show performance different from how the Fetters family views it?

7. Who are Kitty's sons and what do they find fascinating about Sabine?

8. How is Parsifal's true past so different from the one Sabine had always envisioned?

9. How does Sabine finally understand why Parsifal had to escape his past?

10. What does Sabine wonder about the residents of Alliance as they drive Bertie to the emergency room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years after the end of the novel and write a brief synopsis for Sabine's life. Will magic be a powerful presence in her life? What is her relationship with the Fetters family? Did she develop a relationship with Kitty? Explain your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the story. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.

Essay Topic 3

Patchett is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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