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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 does Ben do with the piece of paper that Annie gives him?
2. What does Annie hope Ben is doing Christmas night?
3. What does Annie visualize Rachel as in Chapter 24?
4. What does Ben want to do the first time they go outside in the spring?
5. What does Annie throw into her wastebasket?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ben act during his first session with Annie?
2. Describe Ben's reaction when he accidently hits Annie with a stick while playing outside.
3. Why do you believe that it is significant that Annie is no longer remembering large chunks of her day?
4. Explain the significance of Annie and Ben's struggle after he tears the wing on his angel costume.
5. In what way is the bird that Ben paints connected with the bird that Annie paints?
6. How does Annie interpret her first session with Ben after the Christmas break?
7. What is your opinion of Annie's relationship with Melanie, her own therapist?
8. What bothers Annie about Ben's behavior during their sessions?
9. What do you believe magic represented to Ben?
10. What has Ben's life been like prior to his time with Annie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Ben and Annie. Include in this discussion:
1. Each characters' relationship with their mother.
2. Their inability to remember what has happened to them in their relationships with their mothers.
3. The instances that have brought on their healing. Discuss the way that Annie and Ben have used their backgrounds in order to help each other.
Essay Topic 2
In a poem to Ben, Annie writes that, "What you fear most has already happened." As Annie is in therapy with Blumenfeld, she discovers that the line refers to her own life as well as Ben's. 1. What do you believe this line means? 2. How does it refer to Ben's life? 3. How does it pertain to Annie's life?
Essay Topic 3
Consider Annie's relationship with Melanie. Do you believe that Annie really wanted to kill Melanie? Why or why not? Was Annie, as Blumenfeld suggested, trying to heal Melanie? Defend your answer with examples from the book. Do you believe that Melanie really never knew Annie, or did she change during their time together? Do you agree with Blumenfeld's description of Melanie's departure as not being a goodbye, but just leaving?
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