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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 Maureen throw out the window of her car as she leaves Manhattan when she runs away from Harrold?

2. What state is St Hilaire located in?

3. What is the name of the big town close to St. Hilaire?

4. How does Willis describe his boat?

5. What color truck does Mary see in the lane after Willis has left on her first day in the cottage?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the setting of St. Hilaire.

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

4. Is Muriel Noyers sympathetic to Maureen?

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

6. What happens when Maureen goes into labor?

7. Describe Willis Beal and his behavior at Mary's cottage.

8. What does Harrold hear when he is talking on the phone with Maureen while she is staying at a hotel in Los Angeles?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Mary and Jack. What attracts her to him? What do they give each other in terms of comfort and happiness?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Mary's decision-making process when she decides to kill Harrold. What other alternatives does she explore and discard before she decides to kill him with Jack's gun? What does she believe she will never have if he lives?

Essay Topic 3

What role does alcohol play in Harrold's violent temper? Does he not remember hitting Maureen? How does he act the next morning after he has abused her?

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