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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. Who calls Mariana when she is waiting for Zoe in Chapter 4?

2. When was the saint martyred on the postcard Mariana found in Veronica's dressing area at the theater?

3. Who is the saint on the postcard Mariana finds in Veronica's dressing area at the theater?

4. In Chapter 8, about how long is the knife Zoe finds in the folly?

5. When the journal writer was a boy, where would his father taken him to punish him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zoe say about the letter Mariana found in Zebra?

2. What is Fred's room in Trinity like?

3. What image is on the postcard that Zoe receives?

4. What does Fosca tell Mariana about a pinecone on a coffee table?

5. What is found with both girls' bodies?

6. What does Mariana learn when she tries to do a group session with the Maidens?

7. What job does Mariana recommend to Theo when he says he is not happy at Broadmoor?

8. Who tries to attack Mariana in Chapter 17, and who rescues her?

9. What does Elsie find under the door for Mariana in Chapter 19?

10. What happens when Zoe attacks Mariana with the knife?

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

Clarissa was Mariana’s director of studies when she was a student. How would you describe their relationship and the importance of the relationship in Mariana’s life?

Essay Topic 3

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the book and why is that incident the climax?

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