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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. At the end of the novel, as the inspector reads from Alicia's diary, what does Theo do?

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

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

4. What does Theo realize in Part Four, Chapter One, after he has finished reading Alicia's diary?

5. According to Alicia's diary in Part Five, Chapter One, what did she think of Theo when he first came to the Grove?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Theo in Part Five, Chapter Three, what has happened to Theo and Kathy following the death of Gabriel?

3. What information does Barbie give Theo in Part Two, Chapter Thirty?

4. How does Alicia react to seeing the play Alcestis in Part Three?

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

6. According to Alicia in Part Four, Chapter Fourteen, what happened after Gabriel got home on the night of the murder?

7. What happens when Theo confronts Christian in Part Four, Chapter Two?

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

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

10. What does Diomedes believe about Alicia's revelations in Part Four, Chapter Fifteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using alternating perspectives. How does viewing the action through the eyes of both Theo and Alicia affect the story? How do the shifting timelines affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through just one of their perspectives?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze how Greek mythology influences the novel’s characters, plot, and structure.

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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