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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad thing happens to Veronika in Chapter 13?
(a) She is poisoned.
(b) She chokes on food.
(c) She has a heart attack.
(d) She faints.

2. What happens after Veronika's health scare?
(a) She is led to her mother.
(b) She is fed soft foods.
(c) She is let outside into the garden.
(d) She is injected with a sedative.

3. What is wrong with Paulo's father?
(a) He has emphysema.
(b) He has ulcers.
(c) He has cancer.
(d) He has diabetes.

4. What does Zedka invite Veronika to do?
(a) Go shopping together,
(b) Watch her treatment.
(c) Eat lunch with her.
(d) Speak to the Fraternity.

5. What happened to Zedka's love?
(a) He died.
(b) No one knows.
(c) He changed identities.
(d) He moved away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the attending nurse say Veronika reminds her of?

2. What is wrong with Veronika?

3. Why does Veronika attempt suicide?

4. What was Paulo's second promise to himself?

5. Who comes to visit Veronika in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zedka's treatment consist of?

2. Why does Zedka tell Veronika the story about the king and his subjects?

3. Describe Veronika's personality.

4. Why did Paulo make two promises to himself after he was let out of the mental institution?

5. What does Veronika think of breakfast at Villete?

6. Why does Veronika begin to cry after her first heart attack?

7. How does Veronika react whens he learns that she has a week to live?

8. How does playing the piano make Veronika feel?

9. What does Zedka experience during her treatments?

10. Does Paulo Coelho sympathize with Veronika's situation?

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