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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 are Mary's keys the night that Harrold showed up in her bedroom cottage?

2. How does Mary escape the honeypot she plunges into?

3. What is the name of Jack's daughter?

4. When does Julia clean and polish her floors?

5. What weapon does Mary think about using on Harrold but decides she doesn't have the physical courage to use?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary think Jack is good with children?

2. What happens when Mary falls into a honeypot when she is running to Jack's dinghy?

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

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

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

6. How does Everett try to protect Mary from being found when the detective questions him?

7. How does Mary describe Jack's physical appearance when she first meets him?

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

9. Does Mary tell Jack the truth about Harrold and the abuse she suffered?

10. What happens just before Mary kills Harrold?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Mary first arrives in St. Hilaire, how does she try to hide her bruises? Why does she lie about how she got them? Does this lie end up damaging her at the trial? How so?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Harrold loses control at the cottage. What enrages him? Do you think he will kill Mary "eventually"?

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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