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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. Who accompanies Kathleen on her trip?
2. How is Jamie's personality described?
3. How does Charles, Kathleen's father, treat Anne?
4. What is it about the gypsies that made Colleen enjoy their company?
5. What word would best describe the sound Kathleen hears at the clinic?
Short Essay Questions
1. During her press conference, "the voice" is prompting her to say inappropriate things. During this time, Kathleen sees a vision of Mary. Why would this vision be an important factor for Kathleen?
2. Why does James Patterson describe Father Rosetti as an honest man?
3. Why would Cardinal Rooney have chosen Anne to work on this investigation?
4. Why may Anne begin to believe Kathleen's story more than she did earlier in the investigation?
5. Why would Kathleen not really think about suicide before it was mentioned to her by "the voice"?
6. How may Kathleen's strained relationship with her parents effect the situation?
7. Based on the prophecy and what you have read thus far, which girl may be carrying the child of Satan?
8. Doctor Shapiro performs another exam on Kathleen and also claims that she is a virgin. Doctor Shapiro is not connected with the church. Why is his exam more important to Kathleen than the results received by doctors before?
9. What might "the voice" represent?
10. Why may the people in Colleen's town be treating her differently?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Kathleen and Colleen. How are they similar? How are they different? How do other people perceive them? How do they perceive and handle themselves?
Essay Topic 2
Symbolism is a strong theme throughout the novel. What are some of the symbols in the novel? What do these symbols represent? How is the use of symbolism important in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Father Rosetti's health disintegrates and he faces a grim fate as the novel moves on. As a once healthy, vibrant man, how does Father Rosetti respond to his failing health? What is the reason for his grim fate? Is there any way he could have prevented his fate?
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