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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason is Cecilia sure that John-Paul is not having an affair?
(a) He is too sentimental.
(b) He is too lazy.
(c) He is too loyal.
(d) He is too disorganized.

2. What is the name of the principal at St. Angela's school?
(a) Mary.
(b) Trudy.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Lillian.

3. Tess decides to leave Lucy's house in the middle of the night after thinking about a divorce's effects on which character?
(a) Will.
(b) Liam.
(c) Herself.
(d) Felicity.

4. In what year did Mary and Lucy watch teens get killed on television for their part in a protest of the Berlin Wall?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1990.

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

6. What action does Cecilia take in order to meet John-Paul upon his arrival home?
(a) She saunters.
(b) She runs.
(c) She skulks.
(d) She stands still.

7. At the end of Chapter 14, Rachel purposely breaks a candle given to her by whom?
(a) Cecilia.
(b) Lauren.
(c) Rob.
(d) Jacob.

8. Tess feels that which character had been the one there for her during Tess's parents' divorce?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Will.
(c) Connor.
(d) Felicity.

9. On what continent does the narrative of The Husband's Secret take place?
(a) Asia.
(b) Australia.
(c) North America.
(d) South America.

10. Who forces Rachel to attend a Tupperware party?
(a) Cecilia.
(b) Marla.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Rob.

11. Who was the last person to see Janie alive, according to the police?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Connor.
(c) John-Paul.
(d) Ed.

12. Who is Cecilia and John-Paul's youngest daughter?
(a) Mary.
(b) Esther.
(c) Polly.
(d) Isabel.

13. Who places a phone call to Tess in Chapter 13?
(a) Felicity.
(b) Mary.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Will.

14. Who is Bridget?
(a) Cecilia's aunt.
(b) Cecilia's cat.
(c) Cecilia's older sister.
(d) Cecila's younger sister.

15. Lucy makes an appointment for Tess and Liam to visit what type of location?
(a) A school.
(b) A museum.
(c) A library.
(d) An amusement park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lucy believes that which character contributed to Tess's shyness?

2. The novel's epigraph is a quote by which author?

3. Cecilia realizes with a shock in Chapter 7 that she and John-Paul have been abstinent for how many months in a row?

4. What is the name of Lucy's brother-in-law and Tess's uncle?

5. Which of John-Paul's daughters calls out to him when he and Cecilia are discussing the letter?

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