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My Sister’s Keeper
Jodi Picoult
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Prologue
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday, part 1
Wednesday, part 2
Thursday, part 1
Thursday, part 2
Friday
The Weekend
Monday, part 1
Monday, part 2
Tuesday
Wednesday, part 1
Wednesday, part 2
Thursday
Epilogue
Characters
Character List
Anna Fitzgerald
Sara Fitzgerald
Campbell Alexander
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Character Analysis
Character List
Context
Epilogue
Friday
Monday (Epilogue through Sara)
Monday (Jesse through the end of the section)
Monday
Plot Overview
Prologue
The Weekend
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Thursday (Anna through the end of the section)
Thursday (Epigraph through Sara)
Thursday
Tuesday (2)
Tuesday
Wednesday (Brian through the end of the section)
Wednesday (Epigraph through Anna)
Wednesday (Epigraph through Sara)
Wednesday (Julia through the end of the section)
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Prologue
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday, part 1
Wednesday, part 2
Thursday, part 1
Thursday, part 2
Friday
The Weekend
Monday, part 1
Monday, part 2
Thursday
Epilogue
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Context Quiz
Further Study
Context Quiz
1
of 5
With what novel did Picoult begin to achieve widespread acclaim?
My Sister's Keeper
The Pact
The White Doves
Same Time in the Evening
2
of 5
What single theme unites Picoult's novels, even as they cover a range of topics?
The difficulties of love
The nature of loss
Ordinary people with extreme, yet solvable problems
Ordinary people in extraordinary, often impossible situations
3
of 5
How does Picoult prepare to write her novels?
She meditates on the characters' names.
She does extensive research and conducts interviews with experts.
She gets a job in each character's profession.
She reads books with themes similar to the book she wants to write.
4
of 5
What personal experience did Picoult draw on to write her novel?
The death of her sister
The birth of her niece
The death of her middle daughter
The sickness of her eldest son
5
of 5
Which of the following issues has been a controversial aspect of genetic engineering?
The ability to choose a child's traits to create a "designer baby"
The possibility of bringing people back from the dead
The fact that the financial costs outweigh the benefits
The fear that genetically engineered children have no souls
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