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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 the name of May's show horse?

2. Where does Nicholas plan to take Max the first morning he has to get back to work at the hospital after Paige leaves?

3. How long does her doctor tell Paige it will take to master motherhood?

4. What does Paige forget to bring to her wedding?

5. How do May and Paige celebrate the end of the summer they spent together on May's horse farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the private detective hired by Paige discover about May's whereabouts?

2. When does Nicholas realize his chances of being chief of surgery are probably ruined?

3. Why did Patrick not look for May after she abandoned him and Paige?

4. Why does Paige decide to go to Chicago after she impulsively leaves Nicholas and Max?

5. What happens when Nicholas brings Rachel to the diner while Paige is working?

6. What does Paige remember about a childhood trip to the zoo with her mother?

7. What is May's reaction when Paige finds her at the horse stable?

8. What happens at a dinner party that upsets Paige the week she discovers she is pregnant?

9. Why does Paige make a list of all the things she can do well?

10. What causes Paige to think she and Nicholas might be meant for each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the irony that Nicholas struggles to take care of Max in the same ways that Paige did. Does this give him any insight into his wife and their marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss what Astrid means by this statement, referring to May: "She didn't have a choice, you know. She is no different from me. Or you."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Paige feels about motherhood, as is shown through her feelings about her own pregnancy and memories of her mother.

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