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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 Nicholas do after Paige reaches for him and Max while they are standing at the front door?

2. Where do the doctors discover a mass in Max that needs to be removed in emergency surgery?

3. What couldn't Nicholas do when he saw Paige standing at the door after being gone for months?

4. What music does Robert dance around to while holding Max?

5. Who is Paige's savior at the end of Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nicholas and Paige making love three time represent?

2. What is Paige thinking after she believes Max is dead?

3. What ironic thing does Paige discover about the daycare Nicholas has had to provide for Max while she was away?

4. What version of the Cinderella story does Astrid tell Max?

5. How does Nicholas become the acting chief of cardiac surgery?

6. When Nicholas discovers Max is ill, where does he take him?

7. What does Paige do after waking up in Nicholas' bed?

8. Where is Paige when she decides she needs to tell Nicholas the truth about her past?

9. Why is Nicholas so frustrated when the doorbell rings the night Paige returns from being gone for three months?

10. What is May's reaction when Paige tells her she plans to return to her husband and son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is divided into three parts: Conception, Growth, and Delivery. Discuss how this analogy of birth parallels the events and themes of the novel.

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

Does Paige need to find her mother in order to be a good mother? Why or why not?

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