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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Veronika?
(a) 24.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 22.

2. Which city does Veronika live in?
(a) Ljubljana.
(b) Trbovlje.
(c) Koper.
(d) Izola.

3. What is wrong with Zedka?
(a) She is schizophrenic.
(b) She is bipolar.
(c) She has a panic disorder.
(d) She is chronically depressed.

4. How long does Veronika have to live?
(a) About a month.
(b) About a year.
(c) About three days.
(d) About a week.

5. Who thought Solvenia was a town in Germany?
(a) The receptionist.
(b) The cook.
(c) The butler.
(d) The doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who submitted Paulo into the mental hospital when he was young?

2. Who placed a potion in the well in Zedka's story?

3. Does Zedka know of Veronika's fate?

4. Does Zedka love her children?

5. What happens to Zedka in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Paulo consider changing Veronika's name for his retelling of the story?

2. Does Paulo Coelho sympathize with Veronika's situation?

3. Why does Veronika begin to feel afraid about dying?

4. Describe the two doctors who give Veronika her diagnosis.

5. Why does Veronika choose to overdose on sleeping pills instead of killing herself with other methods?

6. What does Zedka experience during her treatments?

7. What is The Fraternity and what do they believe in?

8. Why does Zedka tell Veronika the story about the king and his subjects?

9. Why does Veronika become angry with the computer game article?

10. Describe Veronika's personality.

(see the answer keys)

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