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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. What jewelry does Anna buy for Pat in Chapter 23?

2. How many letters does Anna get at the end of Chapter 23?

3. What month is it in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 21, how many place settings are set for Tom's birthday party?

5. About how long is the creature that Tom takes Anna to see in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, who does Anna find at Tom's house?

2. What does Anna learn about Tom's father from reading his obituary?

3. What does Morrie tell Anna about Tom and his family in Chapter 19?

4. Why does Pat come to see Anna in Chapter 16?

5. What are Anna's days and nights like when she is watching Hamish in Chapter 20?

6. Why does Magnus call Anna in Chapter 21?

7. In Chapter 21, what work has Anna been offered?

8. How did Tom's father die?

9. Why does Kirsty want Anna to watch Hamish for two weeks in July?

10. Why is Greg in trouble in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Collette is Tom’s boss. What does Anna learn about herself from observing Collette? How does what she learns influence her to change?

Essay Topic 2

Both Anna and Kirsty experience being pregnant and unmarried. How are the choices that Anna and Kirsty make different? What influences each of them to make the choices that they make?

Essay Topic 3

The novel takes place in Boston, Turtle Island, and Shetland. How do the various setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

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