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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who provides Cecilia with tissues in Chapter 23?
(a) Polly.
(b) Tess.
(c) John-Paul.
(d) Mary.

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

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

4. From what phobia does John-Paul suffer?
(a) Heights.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Small spaces.
(d) Clowns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many minutes late had Rachel been to her meeting with Janie on the day of Janie's murder?

2. For what day of the week does Rachel make plans with Rob and Lauren to observe the anniversary of Janie's death?

3. The letter Cecilia finds instructs her to only open the letter in the event of whose death?

4. What kind of event has Cecilia been attending in Chapter 9 when she runs into Tess?

5. At what location do Rachel, Lauren, and Rob agree to meet on the anniversary of Janie's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene witnessed by the two nine-year-old boys who found Janie's body.

2. What does the glass candle symbolize within the narrative?

3. What is Rachel's reaction to the videotape showing Janie interviewing Connor?

4. How does Moriarty introduce paradoxical qualities of family bonds within the narrative?

5. What is the reason for Rachel's guilt about the day of Janie's murder?

6. Around what allusion does the novel's preface center and which themes does it introduce?

7. What aspects of Felicity and Will's behavior make their revelation to Tess feel surreal to her?

8. What behavior of John-Paul's upon his return home encourage Cecilia not to worry about the letter?

9. What major news is revealed to Rachel in Chapter 3 and how does the news contrast with her expectations?

10. Describe the qualities of the mysterious letter that acts as John-Paul's confession to Janie's murder.

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