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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. Catherine's mother accuses Catherine of what in regard to her mother's religious beliefs?

2. How does Catherine decide to head home from the airport?

3. How does Catherine feel when she looks down at Anna?

4. How does Catherine's mother react to the news that Catherine had a child?

5. What does Catherine say to her mother when she sees her for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the pub closed?

2. What does Catherine remember Huang as being able to get away with?

3. How does Catherine wake up from her nap in the spare room?

4. How did Catherine feel about the drums and how did they make her feel?

5. What does Catherine remember about her teachers and classmates?

6. How does Catherine's father look when she sees him again?

7. How did Catherine react to the praise she received from Lemberg when she won the Moncrieff-Hewitt Award?

8. Why does Geraldine think she and Catherine are single?

9. What does Catherine think had been improving until this situation and what did her doctor tell her about it?

10. How did Catherine's father explain the Orangemen to Catherine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What influence do you think Anna has had on Catherine's life? Why do you think she has had this influence?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Catherine's creation of music mirror the way she views her child? How does she feel about both? Does she love one more? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways are Catherine's parents responsible for the separation between them? In what ways is Catherine responsible for the separation? Who do you believe is more to blame and why do you feel that way?

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