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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 Jamie tell Ellen he would like to do after the trial is over?

2. Where do Cam and Mia go away for a weekend?

3. What event is Allie decorating for at the church?

4. What does Allie find in Cam's duffel bag as she looks for laundry?

5. Where does Allie take Jamie before the trial starts?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jamie think he hasn't seen or felt Maggie since her death?

2. What does Allie discover on New Year's Eve?

3. What happens in Cam's dream at the end of the novel?

4. What does Mia finally tell Cam after they go ice skating in New Hampshire?

5. What does Graham warn Jamie about after the jury is selected?

6. What defense does the psychiatrist suggest Graham use for Jamie's case?

7. What different things does the coroner say on the stand that helps both the prosecution and the defense?

8. What does Allie do one evening at her shop to try to help her situation with Cam?

9. What does Allie do after discovering Cam is having an affair with Mia?

10. What happens when Cam gets a call about a robbery in progress on Thanksgiving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Cam's contradictory convictions and how does he struggle with them throughout the novel? Does he finally resolve them by the end of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What does Graham MacPhee mean when he tells Allie: "Remorse is the one stipulation for mercy"? Explain fully how the concepts of forgiveness and mercy are intertwined in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the theme of love was used in Mercy not just as romantic love, but love of country and duty to family.

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