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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. At the press conference, how does Kathleen disobey her mother?
2. What city does Kathleen travel to?
3. Why does Father Rosetti feel pressure to solve this mystery of the virgin pregnancies?
4. How does Kathleen get to her destination in the city?
5. How is Jamie's personality described?
Short Essay Questions
1. Mrs. Walsh overhears the conversation between Anne and Kathleen's friends when Kathleen's boyfriend is revealed. She now believes that Kathleen is evil. Why might Mrs. Walsh feel this way?
2. Why would Kathleen not really think about suicide before it was mentioned to her by "the voice"?
3. For what reasons would Kathleen's mother want to keep Kathleen's friends away from her?
4. Why would Kathleen seek "solace" on the beach by her home?
5. 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?
6. What might "the voice" represent?
7. Kathleen feels her parents are scrutinizing her all the time and Mrs. Walsh hates her. What reason would Mrs. Walsh have to feel this way towards Kathleen?
8. When Anne was a nun she met and fell in love with Father Justin O'Connell. This caused her to rethink the path she was on and pursue a career outside of the Catholic Church. What does this tell the reader about Anne?
9. Why may Anne begin to believe Kathleen's story more than she did earlier in the investigation?
10. Why might Kathleen have traveled to a foreign city to have her abortion?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Kathleen never receives her abortion after finding the dead doctor. She then attempts to commit suicide but is saved. Write an essay discussing fate. How do these two events set up Kathleen's fate. What events set a precedence for Anne's fate? How is fate an important theme to the novel? How is fate shown throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Write a character analysis on Anne's character. Is she a protagonist or antagonist? Is she a round or flat character? What makes Anne interesting as a character? What are her positive attributes? Negative attributes?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the relationship between Kathleen and her parents. Is the relationship surprising? Why or why not? What emotions do the parents feel about the situation Kathleen is in? Is Kathleen's relationship with her parents a reflection of her situation or was it the same beforehand?
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