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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 does Father Rosetti think about the blackbirds?

2. What does Mrs. Walsh call Kathleen?

3. When Father Rosetti and Justin arrive at Colleen's house what do they see?

4. On the night her baby was conceived, what did Colleen see on Liffy Glade?

5. What breaks Anne's train of thought as she admires the birth she just saw?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would Colleen's son come to claim Noelle?

2. How would going through labor help Kathleen remember the events of the conception?

3. Anne and Justin marry and live a life of helping others. How does this reflect the type of people they are?

4. After Monsignor Stingley gave Father Rosetti the advice about the prophecy, he was struck dead. What could this lead the reader to assume?

5. What about Colleen's impending birth has led Justin to rethink his career path?

6. Colleen is ridiculed by the people she's known and lived near for years, yet believed and supported by strangers. Why might this happen?

7. Why would Mrs.Walsh consider Kathleen evil or even call her Satan?

8. Why would Anne and Justin confront Father Rosetti when they reach the Vatican?

9. Based on Anne and Kathleen's relationship thus far, why would Kathleen ask for Anne to be present when the baby is delivered?

10. What does Noelle do to perform her miracle?

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

All the characters face their fate at the end of the novel. Write an essay describing the fate Anne and Justin had. Did they deserve their fate? How does their fate reflect their previous lives? Do they deserve their fate based on their character traits throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

When the girls become pregnant, the world begins to change. Chaos erupts globally and disease is rampant. However, when the babies are born, the world begins to heal. What do these two pregnancies mean to the world? How was the world affected? What is the symbolic connection between the two events?

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