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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 does Paulo feel about Veronika's suicide note?
(a) He is jealous of her writing.
(b) He finds it amusing.
(c) He is neutral toward it.
(d) He dislikes it.

2. Why does Paulo feel he can relate to Veronika?
(a) Because often people mistake the capital of his country.
(b) Because people often do not understand him either.
(c) Because sometimes he wishes he could die too.
(d) Because he was once young and foolish too.

3. Which country does Veronika live in?
(a) England
(b) Poland
(c) Slovakia
(d) Slovenia

4. What year was Paulo first sent into a mental hospital?
(a) 1999.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1976.

5. How long has Villete been in existence?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does Veronika's doctor have?

2. According to Dr. Igor, making love in inappropriate places breeds what?

3. Why does Veronika refuse to see outside visitors?

4. According to Statistics Canada, what percentage of Canadians ages 15 to 34 have a mental illness?

5. What bad thing happens to Veronika in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Veronika smack the leader of The Fraternity?

2. What does Veronika think of breakfast at Villete?

3. Describe Veronika's personality.

4. Why does Veronika refuse to see her mother?

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

6. Why does Veronika begin to cry after her first heart attack?

7. How does Veronika react whens he learns that she has a week to live?

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

9. Why does Veronika fear the future?

10. What does Zedka experience during her treatments?

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