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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liam is disappointed to learn that which character is not the person who had called Tess while they were out shopping?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Felicity.
(c) Will.
(d) Rachel.

2. In Chapter 29, Rachel becomes furious with all but which of the following individuals?
(a) Herself.
(b) Connor.
(c) Janie.
(d) God.

3. Of what material was the rosary's crucifix that was found wrapped around Janie's hands?
(a) Jade.
(b) Ivory.
(c) Rose quartz.
(d) Mother-of-pearl.

4. To what location do Tess and Connor go when they leave the site of their first date?
(a) The cricket field.
(b) Lucy's house.
(c) Connor's apartment.
(d) A hotel.

5. What news led John-Paul to violently attack Janie?
(a) The news that she could not date him anymore.
(b) The news that she was pregnant.
(c) The news that her family would soon be moving.
(d) The news that she would not be attending the prom with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Connor's late mother?

2. Virginia gets upset when Cecilia mentions inviting Rachel to what kind of event?

3. Who takes the opportunity at the Easter parade to ask Tess about the previous evening with Connor?

4. How does Lucy react when she finds out that Connor and Tess have recently had sex?

5. Tess finds herself nearly answering Cecilia's question about what country with Felicity's thoughts rather than her own?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative in relation to Rachel's character?

2. What standing appointment does Cecilia have with her mother-in-law Virginia each week and how does Cecilia view these visits?

3. What possible reasons does the narrator name for Tess's feelings of shame in Chapter 40?

4. Connor reminds Tess that what event had precipitated their break-up in their youth?

5. What faux pas does Principal Trudy commit in Chapter 41?

6. How does the reader find out the circumstances of Lucy and Andrew's divorce?

7. In what way does Rachel react to Principal Trudy's faux pas in Chapter 41 and why is it significant?

8. How does Lucy react to Tess's revelation that she has recently slept with Connor?

9. In what way does the motif of dreams appear within the narrative?

10. What major event in Rachel's life occurs the day after the Easter parade?

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