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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. Where does Maureen have to travel for a story shortly after her wedding?

2. What state is St Hilaire located in?

3. Where does Harrold go the day after he asks Maureen to marry him?

4. How did Mary's mother get to work every day?

5. Where is Harrold the night Maureen gives birth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Maureen goes into labor?

3. Describe Harrold's physical appearance.

4. How does Harrold's father treat Harrold and Maureen when they visit him in Rhode Island?

5. Describe the setting of St. Hilaire.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Willis Beale and his attitude toward Mary. Why does he tell the private investigator where Mary is living? What is he jealous of regarding Mary? Does his jealousy taint his comments about her to Helen?

Essay Topic 3

What is the relationship like between Jack and his wife? What is she suffering from? Why does he feel he can never leave her? In what way does that feeling change as the story evolves?

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