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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 danger does Irene discuss with Clare?

2. What kind of party is Irene having in the afternoon?

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

4. Who offers to take Clare home?

5. How do the children react to Clare?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Clare?

2. What does John tell Clare when he finds her at the party?

3. What surprise guest appears at the Freeland's party?

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

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

6. When does Irene see Clare again?

7. What thoughts linger within Irene after the party? What does she begin to consider?

8. How does Irene react to Clare's request to be invited to the dance? How is Irene convinced to allow Clare to attend?

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

10. How does Irene explain to Clare the reasons for not answering her letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Summarize Part 3, Chapters 3 and 4 which are the concluding chapters of the book.

a) How does Irene feel when she runs into John?

b) What does she regret not telling him?

Essay Topic 2

Summarize Part 3, Chapters 1 and 2 which describe Irene's growing suspicion that Clare and Brian are having an affair.

a) What aspect of Brian's behavior causes Irene to think that he's having an affair with Clare?

b) How does Hugh Wentworth react to Brian and Clare?

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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