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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. Whose legs are Sam's like?

2. Where is Anne when she finally realizes that her father is dead?

3. What mantra does Akela's psychiatrist tell her to chant when she is afraid?

4. What does Anne finally consider her dreadlocks to be?

5. Sam has known his friend, Ella, for so long that she considers Ella to be ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Anne drawn to bathrooms during this time of waiting to find out what is wrong with Sam?

2. Where does Anne fully discover God?

3. What happens when Anne takes Sam to a substitute pediatrician when his own pediatrician is out of town?

4. What does Anne mean by the term "nonchalant sadism"?

5. Why does Anne set herself up for failure when she enters a sobriety program?

6. Explain the situation that helps Akela begin to overcome her fear?

7. What does Anne mean when she says that she doesn't want to be her "mommy's mommy"?

8. Why does Anne think it is appropriate that she is in Houston with a man with whom she is having a troubled relationship?

9. What really bothers Anne about witnessing the man abusing his dog on the beach one day?

10. How does Sam show his apology when he misbehaves on the beach on his eighth birthday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Anne mean by "traveling mercies"? Why did she title this book on faith with this phrase? Does it have any other meanings or contexts? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Anne's day spent at the beach with her mother in Part 6, Family. What annoys Anne about the day? What saddens Anne about the experience. Why does Anne think she is in jeopardy of becoming her "mommy's mommy"?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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