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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 Irene want to accomplish by telling John the secret?

2. How does Clare react to her discussion with Irene?

3. Who helps pick up Irene's tea cup?

4. Where does Clare becomes a regular visitor?

5. Why does Irene decide against telling John the secret?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Irene react when she runs into John?

2. What makes Irene fear Brian will leave her? What does she do the prevent it?

3. What happened to Clare?

4. What does Clare learn about the dance that makes her want to be invited?

5. What season of the year is it? What are possible reasons that Irene isn't in good spirits?

6. What impressed Clare? What does she want Irene to tell her about?

7. What plan does Irene consider that will rid her life of Clare?

8. Who invited Clare to the party for Hugh Wentworth and why?

9. What person is watching Brian and Clare at the party? How does Irene try to draw attention away from Brian and Clare?

10. Why does Irene decide not to reveal Clare's real race to John?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what drives Irene to murder Clare.

a) What role does John have in deepening Irene's fears about losing her husband?

b) Why is it easier for Brian to think that John killed Clare?

Essay Topic 2

Summarize Part 1, Chapter 1 which introduces the main character Irene Redfield.

Essay Topic 3

What are physical descriptions of Irene and Clare? What indications are there that both women are light-skinned?

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