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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 the art therapist think about Alicia's artwork in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Four?

2. According to Alicia's diary in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Two, why did Paul come to her for help?

3. According to Diomedes in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Three, what had happened to Alicia?

4. According to Christian in Part Four, Chapter Three, who was the man watching Alicia?

5. According to Alicia's diary in Part Five, Chapter One, what choice did Theo give Gabriel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Alicia and Gabriel have dinner with Max in Part Three?

2. According to Alicia in Part Five, Chapter One, what made her recognize Theo?

3. What happens to Alicia in Part Four, Chapter Seventeen? Who is held accountable in Part Four, Chapter Eighteen?

4. In Part Three, how does Gabriel react to Alicia's report of a man watching her? How does Alicia feel about this?

5. What happens during the meeting in Part Two, Chapter Thirty-Three?

6. What happens when Paul visits Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Two?

7. According to Alicia in Part Five, Chapter One, what really happened on the night of the murder?

8. What happens to Elif in Part Two, Chapter Thirty-One? What caused the incident?

9. What key information does Paul tell Theo in Part Four, Chapter Eight? How does Theo react?

10. What happens when Theo follows Kathy in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Seven? How does he feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the men in Alicia’s life: Gabriel, Max, Jean-Felix, and Theo. Is she loved by any of them? If so, which? What is the nature of this love? What point do you think the author is trying to make about love?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, The Silent Patient. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

At one point in the novel, Alicia experiences a sense of déjà vu and thinks that “the past and present were coexisting simultaneously” (126). Explain how the novel illustrates the fluid nature of time, for both Theo and Alicia.

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