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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which mythological figure is at the center of the novel's preface?
(a) Pan.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Pandora.
(d) Persephone.

2. The novel begins on what day of the week?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

3. The novel's epigraph is a quote by which author?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) George Orwell.
(c) Alexander Pope.
(d) Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

4. How old is Cecilia's daughter Esther?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

5. Cecilia realizes with a shock in Chapter 7 that she and John-Paul have been abstinent for how many months in a row?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Cecilia take in order to meet John-Paul upon his arrival home?

2. Who is NOT listed among Cecilia's friends?

3. What religion does Cecilia practice?

4. On what continent does the narrative of The Husband's Secret take place?

5. Polly announces in Chapter 9 that her father John-Paul has been looking strangely at which character?

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