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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 Gee get Thomas as a Christmas gift?

2. Where does Lauren Spright work?

3. What does Mickey say she has nightmares about to this day in Part IV?

4. Who does Truman suggest speaking to about Mickey' suspicions about the murder suspect in Part IV?

5. What does Gee tell Mickey to do concerning Kacey in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kacey's year in prison change her?

2. In Part III, what does Dock say to Mickey that scares her and enrages her at the same time?

3. In Part IV, why is Mickey so frantic when she comes home to find Bethany and Thomas gone?

4. Why is it such a problem for Mickey when it is a snow day?

5. Why does Mickey refuse to let Thomas see his father?

6. In Part III, what happens at Thomas's birthday party that is a disaster?

7. In Part IV, what terrible mistake does Mickey make when talking to Kacey about Simon and Kacey's pregancy?

8. In Part III, what does Mickey learn from Simon at Thomas's birthday party that really frightens her?

9. In Part III, how does Thomas react to having Mrs. Mahon for a babysitter?

10. In Part IV, who does Truman suggest to Mickey might be a suspect in the murders and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What specific challenges does Mickey encounter as a female police officer? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the various descriptions of babies throughout the novel - Mickey's love for Thomas; Kacey's yearning to see Thomas; Mrs. Mahon's volunteer work with the babies going through withdrawal; and the conclusion of the novel with Kacey, Mickey, and Mrs. Mahon in the NICU. Write an essay describing the different meanings and symbolism Moore bestows upon babies throughout the book.

Essay Topic 3

How do you think Moore intends to convey the effects of the opioid addiction crisis in this novel? What points about the crisis do you think she most wants to communicate to the reader?

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