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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 did Kelly respond when George called to see what she thought about his bladder cancer treatment?

2. A genetics test would indicate whether Kelly had _________________ which would mean she would have an eighty percent chance of recurrence.

3. Where did George go for some spiritual renewal?

4. After whom was Kelly's first daughter, Georgia, named?

5. Who was Kelly's second child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Kelly and Edward meet and what impressed George the most about Edward?

2. What did Kelly, Edward and the girls do when they learned that George had only two more cancer treatments?

3. What were some of the attractive reasons about the house Kelly found in the Piedmont school district near San Francisco?

4. How many children had Kelly and Edward wanted and why did Kelly want a son?

5. What was Edward's rationale for the family staying in California instead of moving to Philadelphia?

6. Describe how Edward proposed to Kelly.

7. Why was Kelly resistant to starting estrogen therapy which would eliminate estrogen from her body?

8. What Internet business did Kelly create in 1999?

9. What did Kelly do in order to learn more about her father's bladder cancer and who was the cancer doctor she wanted her father to see?

10. Why was Kelly especially worried about her father in January 2005 and what did she do about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the book's title. Why is it called simply THE MIDDLE PLACE? What was Kelly trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Illness takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the depiction of illness in Kelly's life? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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