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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 is the name of the neighbor who owns the blue Cape house next door to the cottage Mary rents?

2. What does Harrold demand that Mary make for him when he shows up in her cottage bedroom?

3. Who comes to the cottage when Mary is aiming the gun at Harrold?

4. Where does Mary call her mother from each week?

5. What color shoes is the private investigator wearing when he slipped on the steps to Everett's store?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julia say to Helen about Mary's trial?

2. Describe the scene Everett finds when he goes to Mary's cottage after she shoots Harrold.

3. What does Jack tell Everett about what happened in the cottage?

4. What does Mary do when Jack has been out too long in his boat on a foggy day?

5. Why do Jack and Mary take Caroline to the clinic in Machias?

6. How does Mary's mother find out she has left Harrold?

7. What does Willis do that is annoying to Mary?

8. How does Everett try to protect Mary from being found when the detective questions him?

9. How do we know that Willis lies to Helen about revealing Mary's location?

10. Why does Mary think Jack is good with children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Julia Strout's character. How is she described? What role does she play in Mary's life? Does Mary feel comfortable confiding in her? Provide textual examples to support your viewpoint.

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 ways Mary places Caroline's safety and best interests above all else. How does she try to protect her daughter? Why does she ask Julia to raise her?

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