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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. Who is Sam's "Big Brother"?

2. What does Anne recall that Pammy had wanted desperately?

3. What does a man offer Sam as a birthday gift?

4. How is Anne's lecture idea received?

5. What news arrives as Anne prays for Pammy's cure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anne consider to be the first miracle she witnesses?

2. What is the perception about religion in Anne's home as she grows up?

3. What is Anne's religious experience as a child?

4. What two answering machine messages does Anne mention as being memorable to her?

5. How does Anne know that Sam has forgiven her for the cartoon episode of that Ash Wednesday morning?

6. How might the example of Anne's stalled car be considered a traveling mercy?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. How is Anne part of another little miracle?

10. Describe Anne's life at 28.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Anne mean when she says that bad things happen to distract your attention from a good thing waiting to be born? Does Anne consider this to be true for herself as well as other people? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

One day Anne punishes Sam for watching cartoons when she told him not to. Why does Anne feel so bad about the punishment? Why does she compare punishing Sam to having "bitch-slapped E.T."? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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