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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 happens at the end of the final entry to Alicia's diary in Part Three?

2. In Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Five, how does Alicia react upon learning she will be allowed to paint?

3. According to the inspector in Part Five, Chapter Three, who found Alicia's diary?

4. What does Barbie believe about Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Thirty?

5. According to Alicia in Part Four, Chapter Twelve, where was Alicia when the watcher broke in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do Alicia and Jean-Felix argue in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Two? What does he give her at the end of the argument?

4. What does Theo discover in Part Four, Chapter Five? How does he respond to this discovery?

5. How does Diomedes react in Part Four, Chapter Ten upon learning Alicia has spoken?

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

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

8. According to Alicia in Part Four, Chapter Thirteen, what happened when the man got inside her house on the night of the murder?

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

10. According to Alicia in Part Five, Chapter One, why did Alicia kill Gabriel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Kathy, Ruth, and Alicia and analyze the effects each has on both Theo and the plot as a whole.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the novel, Theo catches snowflakes on his fingers and watches them disappear. Analyze the importance of these scene. What is happening here? And how does it connect to his childhood? What is the author trying to convey through this scene?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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