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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. Annie visits a university where she feels as if she is at home. Which university is this?
2. What does Rachael ask Annie to do during their sessions?
3. What does Annie learn is Ben's method of comforting himself?
4. What does Annie see in the university library?
5. What does Ben play with during his first session of the new year?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is your opinion of Annie's relationship with Melanie, her own therapist?
2. Why do you believe Ben refuses to see Annie for three weeks during their sessions?
3. When Annie researched Ben's past, what did she find out about his first foster home?
4. Why is it significant that Annie does not let Ben keep the spring he finds on the playroom floor?
5. Describe the way in which Dr. Connelly appears to Annie in her dream.
6. Why do you think that Ben thought that he could not be hurt?
7. Why does Annie dislike the clinical discussion that occurs between her classmates?
8. How does Ben act during his first session with Annie?
9. In what way is the bird that Ben paints connected with the bird that Annie paints?
10. What is it about the letter from Dr. Connelly that upsets Annie so badly?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The importance of words is a recurring theme in this book. For instance, Annie suggests that babies have no memory of their infancy because they had no words to record their memories. Explore the various uses of words in this novel.
Essay Topic 2
Prepare a character sketch for Blumenfeld. Be sure to include aspects such as 1. physical appearance, 2. technique in working with Annie, 3. Blumenfeld's role in the novel, 4. who Blumenfeld represents in the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Angels are a recurring symbol in this book. Locate at least five references to angels. Describe the meaning of these references. How do they tie together?
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