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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. Whose funeral did Kelly and George attend?

2. What type of cancer was George diagnosed with?

3. Where did George go for some spiritual renewal?

4. Why did Kelly get angry with a couple of athletic men at a get-together one day?

5. After his time of spiritual renewal, what did George consider studying?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Dr. Schoenberg particularly empathetic to Kelly's interest in her father's cancer treatment?

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

3. What were some of the reasons that Kelly liked living in California?

4. What did it mean when George called Edward to cancel a meeting they had when Edward was in Philadelphia on business?

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

6. What was the result of Kelly's genetic testing?

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

8. What was the reason for Kelly's panic attack at the funeral of GT's friend's father?

9. What was the debate George's doctors were having regarding his bladder cancer treatment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kelly Corrigan was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Kelly's life through this book, what were her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did she manage through them? How did her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

THE MIDDLE PLACE is a classic example of a memoir. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Mary Corrigan. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What were her primary motivations during her life?

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