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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. What does Cecilia do when she wakes up in an empty bed in Chapter 15?

2. What is NOT a part of John-Paul's plan to attain redemption for his crimes?

3. What was Janie's cause of death, according to the medical examiner?

4. John-Paul tells Cecilia that for a time, he had thought that which of their daughters was starting to resemble Janie?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. For what object had Cecilia been searching prior to the novel's opening?

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

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

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

5. What information about their father John-Paul do Cecilia's daughters share with her before she opens the letter?

6. What history do Tess and Connor have together?

7. To what conclusions does Lucy come regarding the development of a relationship between Will and Felicity?

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

9. Discuss a literary device Moriarty uses to portray a particular character's emotional response.

10. What event finally prompts Cecilia to read the mysterious letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Moriarty’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Husband's Secret.

Essay Topic 2

Determine Moriarty’s message within the novel The Husband's Secret regarding the idea that one person can never truly know another with any level of certainty.

Essay Topic 3

Perform a biographical criticism of The Husband's Secret by researching Moriarty's life and work. Be sure to create a strong and specific claim focused on this particular book and then support that claim with quotes from the book and from your research of Moriarty.

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