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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 Philippa offer the real estate agent she sees?

2. Who tries to talk Philippa out of going to see her biological mother?

3. Who is at the home of Philippa's birth parents when Philippa arrives?

4. In "Book 2, An Order of Release: Chapter 4", what does Norman buy that is expensive?

5. Who claims to have no memory of killing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Philippa go to see a social worker?

2. What happens in King's station?

3. What happens when Philippa arrives at the prison to visit Mary Ducton?

4. What does Philippa do during the weeks before Mary's release from prison?

5. Discuss Norman's travels to Brighton.

6. Who is Philippa's adoptive father?

7. Discuss the first few days of Mary's release from prison.

8. What occurs after the dinner party Philippa attends is over?

9. What does Philippa learn from Maurice about her biological parents?

10. What happens when Philippa speaks with Mary Ducton in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motives and motivations of Philippa and the role they play in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the usage of parenting in the novel and the pro's and con's it has on the story, as well as characters in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the organization of the novel and the positive and negative effects the organization has on the story, as well as readers.

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