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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. In what type of location do Tess and Connor have sex for the first time as adults?

2. What gift arrives by courier for Tess during her stay at her mother Lucy's house?

3. In what location is Cecilia crying at the opening of Chapter 28?

4. In what type of location do Connor and Tess meet for their first date?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Lucy give to Tess about the situation with Connor, Will, and Felicity?

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

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

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

5. Whose arrival does Liam announce proudly at the end of Chapter 47 and why is the moment ironic?

6. What errand does Tess run for Cecilia that puts Tess back into contact with Connor?

7. What two aspects of motherhood had caught Tess by surprise upon having Liam?

8. Describe Janie's murder as it is portrayed in Chapter 45.

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

10. How does Cecilia find out that her mother-in-law Virginia knows of John-Paul's culpability in Janie's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trace the characterization arc of Cecilia’s character throughout the novel The Husband's Secret. Discuss whether Cecilia is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Moriarty’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Husband's Secret.

Essay Topic 3

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

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