View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joe's mother's father do for a living?

2. What does Abby call Gil's second wife?

3. What new job does Veronica have which she loves?

4. What does Maribel say eventually vanishes?

5. What was Maribel's previous job before meeting Schuyler?

Short Essay Questions

1. What originally happens to Schuyler's money after he is killed?

2. How does Abby, Gil's first wife, handle the news about her husband's secret?

3. How is Jack described by Joe in Chapter 2? Why does Nok worry about him when he is a teenager?

4. What does Maribel say about Schuyler's mind in Chapter 3? What does she say about her own self in comparison to him?

5. What does Maribel say she gets out of her relationship with Schuyler?

6. After Ethan phones his mother to say Gil probably missed her, how does Abby react?

7. How do Maribel and Schuyler first meet each other?

8. Why does Schuyler's brother, Tad, phone Maribel after Schuyler's death?

9. How does Maribel describe how she feels after becoming romantically involved with Schuyler?

10. What surprises Joe about Veronica's relationship and marriage to Schuyler, her husband?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing Joe's mother's idea of happiness. How did she imagine her sons to be the happiest?

Essay Topic 2

Write a essay analyzing the title of the novel, Secrets of Happiness. Explain how different, key themes in the novel underscore the title of the book, allowing readers to discover what Silber suggests are the true secrets to a happy, meaningful life.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 3, Maribel became increasingly resentful of Schuyler's disregard for the consequences of his actions. He has another life back in New York, which Maribel knows she will never be a part of. In what ways was Maribel's situation similar and dissimilar from Nok's? How did wealth harm Nok and Maribel through each of their lover's actions?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 888 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample