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

2. Which member of Connor's family has died by the time he sees Tess again after so many years?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

3. Polly announces in Chapter 9 that her father John-Paul has been looking strangely at which character?
(a) Esther.
(b) Polly.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Cecilia.

4. What does Cecilia do when she wakes up in an empty bed in Chapter 15?
(a) She stays in bed and goes back to sleep.
(b) She runs to the office to the retrieve the letter.
(c) She runs to the kitchen to retrieve the letter.
(d) She calls out for John-Paul.

5. The letter Cecilia finds instructs her to only open the letter in the event of whose death?
(a) Isabel's.
(b) Phil's.
(c) Mary's.
(d) John-Paul's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cecilia decides at the end of Chapter 22 that she will protect John-Paul in order to fulfill what goal?

2. Who forces Rachel to attend a Tupperware party?

3. In Chapter 20, Rachel brings the videotape of Janie and Connor to whom?

4. Cecilia's only significant memory of Janie involves Janie taking which action toward Cecilia?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Of what cause did Ed officially die and how does his official cause of death differ from Rachel's ideas?

3. What is the symbolism of the name of the advertising agency called TWF?

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

5. Provide an example from the novel that displays masterful use of an omniscient narrator.

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

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

8. What themes are introduced by the epigraph Moriarty includes at the beginning of The Husband's Secret?

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

10. When Cecilia comes to believe that she is having a nervous breakdown over John-Paul's news, what is her reaction to the realization and why?

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