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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. What does Paul do when he gets home from his performance at school?

2. What does Michelle do when Paul tells her about his sister?

3. What kind of place does David live in with Rosemary?

4. What does Phoebe say about Paul when she meets him?

5. How many road trips has Caroline taken with Al?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul realize about himself while he talks to Phoebe in her room?

2. What happens when Paul wakes up after making a huge mess in the darkroom?

3. What does Paul tell David he wants to do, and what is David's response to this?

4. What does Al decide after his accident at work, and how does Caroline respond to this?

5. How did David die, and how does Paul feel when he hears the news?

6. What does Norah do with David's photos after hearing the truth about Phoebe?

7. What happens when Paul takes Phoebe to visit David's grave?

8. What does Norah tell Paul she understands now that she knows about Phoebe?

9. What did David say he did after Phoebe's memorial?

10. What does Norah do when Bree is diagnosed with cancer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the main barriers between Norah and David, and how were these resolved by the end of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot, especially as Norah deals with the death of her daughter. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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