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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 May allow a young Paige to do after Patrick forbids it?

2. How much money does Paige accidentally take out of the ATM?

3. May's show horse's bloodlines go back to what famous race horse?

4. What food at the fancy restaurant does Paige have a reaction to on her fourth date with Nicholas?

5. What does Paige use in a test to determine if she is having a boy or girl?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens during the first dinner party Paige hosts at their house for Nicholas' colleagues?

3. How does Paige get a job at the diner, Mercy?

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

5. What does Nicholas' boss tell him after the birth of his son?

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

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

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

9. What does Paige remember about her mother as she drives to North Carolina to find May?

10. What happens when Paige goes to the OB/GYN for her six week check-up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Paige gains strength and confidence throughout the novel to become the wife and mother she wants to be.

Essay Topic 2

How does Paige's relationship with her mother come full circle during the summer she spends with May in North Carolina?

Essay Topic 3

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."

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