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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 color is Molly's hair?

2. How does Ben listen to the baby's heartbeat during labor?

3. What form is Molly's daily medication?

4. What does Will make up when he takes Molly and Meg to see Ben and Maria?

5. Why does Maria ask Meg to do something during her birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Molly look like when Meg comes to see her in the hospital?

2. Why is Meg so surprised when Molly wants to meet Ben and Maria?

3. What favor does Maria ask of Meg while Molly is in the hospital?

4. What does Meg first see when she comes to Maria's house while she is in labor?

5. What does Molly ask of Meg as she is taken to the hospital again?

6. What causes Molly to go to the hospital again?

7. What does Meg tell Will she envies about Molly after meeting Ben and Maria?

8. What kind of rumors are spread about Maria and Ben?

9. How does Molly act when she comes home from the hospital?

10. Why does Ben show Meg something strange in the garden?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Meg able to find closure in the face of her sister's death? Provide specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. Discuss three these instances of fear. How does fear affect the characters in the book? Provide specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Belonging and security are two themes presented in this book. Where do these themes appear and which characters were most motivated by them?

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