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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. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 17, what time does Fosca ask Mariana to have dinner with him the next evening?

2. How many days after Sebastian went missing did his body wash up along the coast?

3. How old is Professor Fosca?

4. What does Mariana order to drink at lunch in Part 2, Chapter 8?

5. What is Clarissa doing when Mariana finds her in Part 2, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Mariana meet by the river in Part 2, Chapter 3, and why and when do they arrange to meet?

2. What does Mariana see in Tara's room that seems strange?

3. How did Mariana meet Sebastian?

4. How does Mariana describe Professor Edward Fosca?

5. Why does Zoe think it is her fault that Tara is dead?

6. Why do The Maidens say that they wore white to Tara's memorial service?

7. Who does Mariana meet on the train in Chapter 9?

8. How long has it been since Sebastian died, and why is it difficult for Mariana to be at Cambridge?

9. Why does Zoe call Mariana in Chapter 4?

10. How does Mariana describe Professor Fosca as a speaker when she and Zoe attend one of his lectures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are frequent references to Greek tragedies in the book. How and why does Michaelides incorporate elements of Greek tragedies in The Maidens? How is the book structured in some ways like a Greek tragedy?

Essay Topic 2

Clarissa tells Mariana to read “In Memoriam A.H.H.” by Tennyson. Why does Clarissa tell Marissa to read the poem? Does the poem help Mariana with her grief?

Essay Topic 3

A red herring is information that misleads readers. What are some red herrings in The Maidens? How do red herrings deceive characters and readers? How do the red herrings create twists in the plot and suspense in the narrative?

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