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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. Lucy makes an appointment for Tess and Liam to visit what type of location?

2. What is the name of the principal at St. Angela's school?

3. From what phobia does John-Paul suffer?

4. Lucy believes that which character contributed to Tess's shyness?

5. On what date of the month was Janie murdered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene witnessed by the two nine-year-old boys who found Janie's body.

2. What information about their father John-Paul do Cecilia's daughters share with her before she opens the letter?

3. Discuss a literary device Moriarty uses to portray a particular character's emotional response.

4. What does the glass candle symbolize within the narrative?

5. Who is the only person besides Rachel who knows about her tardiness to her meeting with Janie on the day of Janie's murder?

6. What aspects of Felicity and Will's behavior make their revelation to Tess feel surreal to her?

7. What behavior of John-Paul's upon his return home encourage Cecilia not to worry about the letter?

8. Around what allusion does the novel's preface center and which themes does it introduce?

9. What is the reason for Rachel's guilt about the day of Janie's murder?

10. Describe the qualities of the mysterious letter that acts as John-Paul's confession to Janie's murder.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What messages does Moriarty send about deception and secrecy and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Determine Moriarty’s message within the novel The Husband's Secret regarding the idea that one person can never truly know another with any level of certainty.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within The Husband's Secret.

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