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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 Jennie reveal to Maggie about Will's night time ritual with her?

2. Where is Maggie's new lawyer, Jason Wade, from?

3. Where is Maggie's benefit concert to be held?

4. What song does Will claim affected him more than all others Maggie sang?

5. How old is Maggie at this stage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on the night that Maggie shoots Will Shepherd?

2. What event almost ruins Maggie's wedding to Will?

3. What information is Norma Breen trying so hard to uncover and why?

4. What does Palmer offer to do and why?

5. What is Will's emotional state after the premiere and once he has returned home?

6. What irritated Will the most about life?

7. What does Maggie learn in Tarrytown that rattles her?

8. In what ways does Will convince Maggie that he loves her?

9. What does Maggie discover that relieves her, but also takes away a large part of her defense?

10. What is the first inkling Maggie has that Will could be violent with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greed is powerful motivation for extreme behavior. Which characters exhibit greed in this novel and how? What are the circumstances that make greed an issue and what is at stake? How does this greed manifest itself? What kinds of parallels do we see every day in real life where greed is directly responsible for extreme behavior? Give some examples of greed in high powered positions in life.

Essay Topic 2

Both Will and Philip exhibit dual personalities. One personality is acceptable in public and the other is not. How common is this kind of behavior? Does this duality indicate an awareness of impropriety and culpability of guilt? Why or why not? How can victims of this kind of personality disorder expose the person involved and affect change? Could Maggie have done anything else in either case, and if so, what? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Maggie chooses two men who put her through the wringer. Is her attraction to violent men something that comes from habit? What makes a woman choose the same personality traits over and over again in a mate? It is said that women choose men that remind them of their fathers. Is that true? How are we programmed to choose a mate? What characteristics are we looking for and why are they the things that we are attracted to?

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