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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. Where does Mary call her mother from each week?

2. What does Julia put in her tea the first time Mary visits and has tea with her?

3. Whose name is on Jack's boat?

4. When is Mary's second trial slated for with Judge Geary?

5. What is the weather like several days after the bonfire when Mary opens the bathroom window of the cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary put herself at risk when she gives the doctor at the clinic Caroline's pediatrician's name and number?

2. Why do Jack and Mary take Caroline to the clinic in Machias?

3. Describe the scene Everett finds when he goes to Mary's cottage after she shoots Harrold.

4. What items does Mary find in a cabinet when she is on Jack's boat?

5. What does Mary tell Everett that Harrold did to her that night before she killed him?

6. How do we know that Willis lies to Helen about revealing Mary's location?

7. What does Julia say to Helen about Mary's trial?

8. How does Jack characterize his marriage when he speaks of it to Mary?

9. Why does Mary believe that Harrold could successfully use a fork as a weapon to harm her?

10. What does Jack tell Everett about what happened in the cottage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ways Mary places Caroline's safety and best interests above all else. How does she try to protect her daughter? Why does she ask Julia to raise her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mary's encounter with the honeypot. How does she resolve her dilemma? What purpose does the honeypot serve in showing Mary's determination to achieve her goal of escaping from Harrold?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Willis Beale and his attitude toward Mary. Why does he tell the private investigator where Mary is living? What is he jealous of regarding Mary? Does his jealousy taint his comments about her to Helen?

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