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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 is Cynthia's last name?

2. How is the hospital ambiance described?

3. What does Sophie drink with her pill?

4. What day of the week did Sophie go out to lunch with a friend?

5. Why does Cynthia seek out Otto's help?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship like between Claire and Leon?

2. What does the black man at the front door need from the Bentwoods?

3. What does Sophie do after calling some hospitals? Why?

4. How does Sophie feel when she leaves Claire's house?

5. Who is Tom? Why does he say the Bentwoods are lucky?

6. Whom does Sophie call after leaving Claire's house and before going to her own?

7. What does Leon say about society?

8. What does Sophie witness while waiting to get her prescriptions filled?

9. What does Sophie do while the cat is taken to the ASPCA?

10. What does Otto promise to do for Sophie when they return from the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

What happened between Sophie and the cat? How does this interaction shape the course of this plot?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety are two themes that are touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances? How does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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