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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 Mary fix for dinner on her first night in the cottage?

2. Who is Muriel Noyes?

3. What are honeypots, according to Willis?

4. Who is Jeffrey Kaplan?

5. Where is Harrold the night Maureen gives birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes does Maureen make in her job at the magazine because of Harrold?

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

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

4. What is one positive memory of Mary's childhood in Chicago?

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

6. Explain why Maureen moves into Harrold's apartment.

7. How does Everett Shed describe the town of St. Hilaire and his role in it when he is interviewed by Helen?

8. What does Maureen do when she goes to the general store in St. Hilaire?

9. Describe Harrold's physical appearance.

10. In what ways does Harrold seem to change for a short time after Caroline is born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What first attracted Maureen to Harrold? What does she say about their early relationship? In what way did he act as her mentor? How did that change?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mary's encounter with the honeypot. How does she resolve her dilemma? What purpose does the honeypot serve in showing Mary's determination to achieve her goal of escaping from Harrold?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Harrold and his father. What happened in Harrold's childhood that Maureen believes scarred him for life? Does this make her feel sympathetic toward him?

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