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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 Cam think the Allie he knew would have done if he cheated on her?

2. What gift does Allie give Mia for Christmas?

3. Where does Cam find all his uniforms after Allie sells them?

4. What is the first motion Graham makes in the case?

5. Where does Cam tell Allie he is going so that he can take Mia on a trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the coroner almost ruin the prosecution's case against Jamie?

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

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

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

5. What did Jamie and Maggie do on their last night together?

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

7. Why does Graham ask Allie to help him with Jamie's case?

8. What does Allie do when a man flirts with her at a bar where she is drinking her sorrows away?

9. What does Jamie tell the prosecutor when she asks him why he didn't remove the pillow when Maggie struggled?

10. What does Cam do when the private detective locates Mia for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Jamie's theory about marriage? How did it apply to what he did to Maggie as well as her asking him to do it? How did it apply to Allie and Cam's marriage?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the many ironic aspects of the novel and how they relate to the themes of love, loyalty and forgiveness.

Essay Topic 3

Who is the true protagonist of Mercy, Jamie or Cam? Is there a hero in the novel? Fully explain your answer with references to both plot and themes.

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