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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. Rachel remembers seeing Connor's mother a few times in what location?
2. Whose tennis shoes does Cecilia ask someone to transport for her?
3. What activity does Principal Trudy tell Rachel that she will be doing during spring break?
4. Chapter 35 focuses on which character's thoughts as she is about to meet up with John-Paul?
5. What action uncharacteristic of her character does Cecilia take when she realizes that she has forgotten to make ready her daughters' hats for the coming parade?
Short Essay Questions
1. What faux pas does Principal Trudy commit in Chapter 41?
2. What information does Samantha, Rachel's colleague, reveal to the reader about Connor's childhood?
3. In what way is the sound motif used in concert with one of the narrative's themes?
4. What standing appointment does Cecilia have with her mother-in-law Virginia each week and how does Cecilia view these visits?
5. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative in relation to Rachel's character?
6. What two aspects of motherhood had caught Tess by surprise upon having Liam?
7. How does Lucy react to Tess's revelation that she has recently slept with Connor?
8. How does the reader find out the circumstances of Lucy and Andrew's divorce?
9. What possible reasons does the narrator name for Tess's feelings of shame in Chapter 40?
10. What errand does Tess run for Cecilia that puts Tess back into contact with Connor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What messages does Moriarty send about deception and secrecy and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Moriarty’s novel The Husband's Secret. What message is Moriarty sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?
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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