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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 is Pierce's last name?

2. Where does Chess want to take Emily for the summer?

3. What does Chess listen to as she warms the food through in Chapter Four?

4. What does Emily feel stung by in Chapter Five?

5. What gesture does Johnnie do for Mari in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What book does Emily decide to read in Villa Aestes?

2. Why do Emily and Matt break up?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Emily find in the window above the window seat in the villa?

4. In Part II, what do Matt's first texts to Emily say?

5. In Chapter Six, why does Emily begin to feel more coldly towards Chess?

6. What is one particularly stressful thing Matt has demanded as part of the divorce?

7. Who is Johnnie?

8. What is Mari's and Lara's relationship like?

9. Where does Chess want to take Emily for the summer?

10. What does Emily think about the way Chess and Matt got along during her marriage to Matt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Emily's enormous success with The Villa bittersweet for her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How and when does Mari realize that running away with Pierce was a terrible mistake, even if she will always love him in some sense? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some early parallels Hawkins draws between Emily and Mari? Why does Emily begin to feel such a kinship with Mari? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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