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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 offers to give Marianne a ride to her grandmother's funeral?

2. What does the old man call Judd?

3. What doesn't Marianne take with her?

4. In the chapter, "Intensive Care," what is happening to Michael Mulvaney, Sr.?

5. What happens to Marianne when she cries while shoveling snow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Corrine react to Judd's moving away from home?

2. At what kind of place is Judd as he heads to the Fourth of July celebration in 1993?

3. What is the nightmare about that awakens a terrified Patrick just fifteen days before his plan to confront Zach Lundt?

4. While he waits for Zach Lundt to come out of the Cobb's Corner bar, who besides Zach Lundt does Patrick also think about shooting?

5. In the chapter, "Tears," what is it that Marianne is patiently waiting for?

6. What does Corrine mean by Marianne's rag-quilt life?

7. How does Patrick explain to Judd the reason he doesn't want to see their parents?

8. What does Marianne do when Abelove's assistant, Birk, disappears?

9. What happens when Judd tries to protect his mother from his father's abuse?

10. What happens to Michael Sr. that finally initiates the phone call Marianne has been waiting for from her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do Judd's realizations in the chapter "Every Heartbeat," reveal about him at that point of the story? Explain how that realization could have had an impact on his reaction to all the things that were happening to his family after Marianne's rape.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Patrick begin having problems with his class work? Does he really disagree with Dr. Herring or is he just being defiant? Why, after being such a good student up until that point is he assigned a new thesis adviser?

Essay Topic 3

In the chapter titled "Secrets," Michael has a long discussion with his sons, Mike and Patrick, about how he expects them to treat girls. What does that conversation reveal about Michael? About Mike and Patrick?

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