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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. Where does Maureen hide from Harrold in the apartment when Harrold shouts at her to never shut a door in his face again?
(a) Bathroom.
(b) Attic.
(c) Closet.
(d) Bedroom.

2. What does Mary's baby do the first day they are in the cottage that makes Mary's heart swell?
(a) Rolls over.
(b) Claps her hands.
(c) She is on all fours, trying to propel herself forward.
(d) Takes her first steps.

3. Where does Maureen have to travel for a story shortly after her wedding?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Boston.

4. Where does Harrold's father live?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New York.
(d) Virginia.

5. Who goes with Maureen in the taxi the night Maureen goes into labor?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Neighbor.
(c) Mother.
(d) Friend from work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Mary Amesbury and Caroline English?

2. Where does Julia bring Mary the first time they meet?

3. What are honeypots, according to Willis?

4. Where is Julia Strout's large home located?

5. What does Mary decide she will buy because she thinks the silence in the cottage is a little too much?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary "keep the fear at bay" on the first day at the cottage?

2. What happens when Maureen takes Caroline and goes to her mother's house?

3. When is the first time Mary sees Jack Strout?

4. What does Mary think of the cottage Julia shows her on the point?

5. How does Harrold react when Maureen has a cold and indicates she wants to be by herself one evening?

6. What role does alcohol play in Maureen and Harrold's relationship?

7. What keeps Mary awake her first night at the cottage?

8. Is Muriel Noyers sympathetic to Maureen?

9. How does Julia Strout describe Mary to the reporter Helen Scofield?

10. What is one trait of Harrold's that Maureen admires?

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