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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 does Lara tell Mari in Part IV that changes everything between them?

2. Where did Emily and Chess go together in 2006?

3. What does Aestas mean in Latin?

4. What do both Lara and Mari refuse to discuss after it happens?

5. Who is Emily's agent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lara want from Noel when she finds she is pregnant?

2. How did Mari's father William treat Lara, his stepdaughter?

3. What book does Emily start working on in Part III?

4. What is the legend about Saint Patrick's Purgatory?

5. Why does Johnnie seem upset in Part III to Mari?

6. Why does Pierce want to leave the villa early?

7. How do Mari and Lara treat the topic of Pierce's murder after the fact?

8. Why does Mari suspect her father keeps his distance from her?

9. How did Emily feel sick for so long?

10. How did Emily know Matt was having an affair?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Mari's tragedy of losing her infant son affect her relationship with her partner Pierce? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How and why is Mari restricted by the fact that she is a woman within the era and geographical area in which she lives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How and when does Emily begin to more fully understand the extent of the problems in her marriage with Matt? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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