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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. Where do Christine and her husband take a trip in Part 3: Today?

2. Where does Claire tell Christine is the only place she's ever lived abroad in Christine's November 21st entry?

3. For how long did Christine live at the home for people with brain injuries after leaving the psychiatric hospital?

4. What publishing house published the novel "Before I Go to Sleep"?

5. When Claire had confronted Christine about her affair, Christine had told her what, according to the November 23rd article?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Claire inform Christine about Christine's affair in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 23?

2. What question is left for the reader and for the protagonist at the end of the novel?

3. Where do Christine and Ben drive in Part 3: Today? How is the drive described?

4. What is Claire's reaction when Christine suggests she had an affair with Ben in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 23?

5. How does Dr. Nash feel about Christine's progress in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 19? How does Christine feel?

6. What intimate action takes place between Dr. Nash and Christine in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 21? What happens?

7. What is the initial conversation between Claire and Christine like in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 23?

8. What does Christine consider as she packs to leave in Part 3: Today?

9. What name comes to Christine in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 18? How?

10. What does Christine tell Dr. Nash about her husband and friend in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the progression of Christine's memory. How reasonable is it to believe that Christine might regain complete memory functioning? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Ben in the narrative. How old is Ben? What characteristics does he exhibit in Part 1: Today?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the theme of memory in the novel. What symbolism and imagery reinforces this theme?

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