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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. Edward gave Kelly an engagement ring with what kind of stone?

2. What impressed George the most when he met Edward?

3. When Kelly's online sales dried up, she tried to sell the business to a company in which city?

4. How many children had Kelly and Edward always wanted?

5. What was Kelly's starting salary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Edward's lack of enthusiastic response to Kelly's new job show that he was not like her father?

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

3. What was the real reason that Kelly got angry with Edward when he called his parents so often during their trip to New England?

4. Explain why Georgia and Claire had begun acting out since Kelly's illness and why Kelly wanted to change this.

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

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

7. What did Kelly learn about her diet from a nutritionist?

8. How did Mary respond to Kelly's gift of new kitchen and bath items?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the book. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the impact that Kelly's childhood had on her as an adult. What did it mean to be the daughter of a doting father? What stigmas did Kelly live with for her entire life? How did Kelly use her childhood experiences to help in the creation of her life's work?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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