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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 Anne consider it to be when the answer to #27 supports the answer to #26 when he cannot stand at the airport?
2. What does Anne consider the next ten years of her life to be?
3. What illness does Anne's neighbor, Rick, have?
4. What does Anne recall that Pammy had wanted desperately?
5. What does a man offer Sam as a birthday gift?
Short Essay Questions
1. Anne's friend, Pammy, learns that she can adopt a baby at the same time that she learns she is dying from cancer. How does Pammy think about her new daughter during this time?
2. What does Anne mean by "Traveling Mercies"?
3. How does Anne change her perspective about Sam's classmate's mother?
4. What is Anne's plan of forgiveness when she realizes that she is one of those Christians who does not forgive?
5. What happens to Anne's father when Anne is 23?
6. What is the reason that Anne makes Sam go to church?
7. How does Anne learn that she receives grace to overcome and endure?
8. Describe Anne's trip to the beach when she tries to get rid of a headache.
9. One day Anne sits next to a man on a plane who notes the cross on a chain around Anne's neck and asks if she is a born-again Christian? How does Anne respond?
10. What decision-making process does Anne use when determining whether or not she should let Sam go paragliding?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Anne has difficulty in finding a man to replace her father in her life. Is this normal for women who have lost their fathers? Why does Anne compare this process to "an old dog suit"? Is Anne hopeful for love in her future or not? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Anne consider herself to be a coward when she seems to be a very outspoken person? Where does courage come from? Does everyone have it or is it granted to a few special people? What makes Anne think she is not as courageous as she once thought herself to be? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
What is a schmendrick? Why is Anne afraid of becoming one? Has she ever come close to being a schmendrick? Explain.
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