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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 Harrold do when he comes into the Mary's bedroom cottage?

2. What happens to Mary when she goes to the bonfire in St. Hilaire?

3. What does Jack's wife suffer from?

4. What does Mary buy at the five-and-ten that she says Harrold would not approve of?

5. What is the result of the first trial in Mary's murder case?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mary falls into a honeypot when she is running to Jack's dinghy?

2. Why does Mary decide not to run away from Harrold or call the police after he passes out on the couch?

3. Describe the scene Everett finds when he goes to Mary's cottage after she shoots Harrold.

4. Why do Jack and Mary take Caroline to the clinic in Machias?

5. What does Julia say to Helen about Mary's trial?

6. What happens to Mary the night of the bonfire?

7. How does Mary's mother find out she has left Harrold?

8. What does Willis tell the reporter Helen Scofield after the trial?

9. Does Mary tell Jack the truth about Harrold and the abuse she suffered?

10. How do we know that Willis lies to Helen about revealing Mary's location?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Mary and Jack. What attracts her to him? What do they give each other in terms of comfort and happiness?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Willis Beale and his attitude toward Mary. Why does he tell the private investigator where Mary is living? What is he jealous of regarding Mary? Does his jealousy taint his comments about her to Helen?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Julia Strout's character. How is she described? What role does she play in Mary's life? Does Mary feel comfortable confiding in her? Provide textual examples to support your viewpoint.

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