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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 word does Vincent say that freezes Beth's emotions toward him?
2. Who has become Vincent's primary caregiver?
3. The university hospital has managed to
4. Kilgore's diagnosis for Reese's heart problem is
5. What does her friend Laurie want Beth to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dr. Kilgore teach Reese about defending himself?
2. Describe in your own words the type of family the Cappadoras represent. Many aspects of their shared character have been illustrated; put into adjectives how you are seeing their family.
3. Why does Beth scream? What causes her to respond this way to the events around her? Is she crazy?
4. When Candy announces she will be married, what does Beth decide?
5. What surfaces in Beth when she faces the media to ask for Ben's return? Is she rational at this point? What is the dominant emotion she feels?
6. What conversation sets off Reese's heart palpitations while in Dr. Kilgore's office?
7. Discuss the significance of the discovery of Ben's small shoe.
8. Why does Reese feel he cannot have a paper route?
9. Describe in words the contrasts between Bill Kerry and the Cappadoras. What traits might Beth have grown up around, based on our brief knowledge of Bill?
10. Where has Beth been spending time in Chicago, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do a careful reading of the story's preface, wherein Beth looks back at the incident that changed her life forever. She encapsulates what the story will reveal about her state of mind; analyze her decisions, her behavior and her choices in response to Ben's absence.
Essay Topic 2
Beth Cappadora probably could have used a course in child-raising. Write an essay entitled Raising Children 101, and define the basic behaviors and actions necessary to raise normal, healthy, strong and independent children who are good citizens and quality people. This is not easy, but try to narrow it down to the most basic needs of a healthy child.
Essay Topic 3
Write a well-researched essay on the effects of stress and cigarettes on the heart, using Pat Cappadora as a model. From your essay, create a short public service announcement regarding these issues.
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