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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 tearoom does Tara's bedder take Mariana to?
2. How many weeks did Mariana convince Sebastian to take off so they could go to Greece and visit Mariana's family's summer home?
3. What word does Zoe use to describe Elsie, Tara's bedder, in Part 2, Chapter 8?
4. How old does Fred say that he is in Part 2, Chapter 14?
5. What time does Mariana agree to meet Fred in Part 2, Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what does Mariana remember about the first time Zoe met Sebastian?
2. How did Sebastian die?
3. What does Zoe say when Mariana asks her if she is seeing anyone?
4. Who is Clarissa Miller, and how have she and Mariana kept in touch?
5. What does Mariana learn about the postcard she found in Tara's room from Clarissa?
6. What does the journal writer remember that he and his mother would do when it was slaughtering time at the farm?
7. Why is Professor Fosca not considered a suspect by Chief Inspector Sadhu Sangha?
8. Who does Mariana meet on the train in Chapter 9?
9. How long has it been since Sebastian died, and why is it difficult for Mariana to be at Cambridge?
10. Who does Mariana meet by the river in Part 2, Chapter 3, and why and when do they arrange to meet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Mariana is grieving the death of her husband. How long has her husband been gone? Why is Mariana still grieving? Why can she not overcome her grief and move on?
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