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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. Tess confesses to Connor that she is using him in order to keep from thinking about which character?

2. How does Lucy react when she finds out that Connor and Tess have recently had sex?

3. Who wears an Easter bunny costume all day long on the day of the Easter parade?

4. Which of Tess's family members does she believe may have also had social anxiety?

5. Cecilia tells Tess about her own reputation in which community?

Short Essay Questions

1. What emotion keeps Tess from feeling pain when she thinks in Chapter 37 about her early days with Will?

2. How does Moriarty go about using Melbourne and Syndey as foil settings within the narrative?

3. How does Lucy react to Tess's revelation that she has recently slept with Connor?

4. Describe Janie's murder as it is portrayed in Chapter 45.

5. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative in relation to Rachel's character?

6. Whose arrival does Liam announce proudly at the end of Chapter 47 and why is the moment ironic?

7. What two aspects of motherhood had caught Tess by surprise upon having Liam?

8. What action does Rob offer to take with Rachel, though he has never done so before?

9. What information does Samantha, Rachel's colleague, reveal to the reader about Connor's childhood?

10. What other actions does Cecilia think she will be taking if she lets "life just continue on" (262) normally after John-Paul's confession?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within The Husband's Secret.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write a critical essay about The Husband's Secret while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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