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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. On December 9, what time does Finbarr arrange to meet with Nan in a note he has delivered to the hotel?

2. On December 10, what is the name of the stuffed rabbit Teddy holds?

3. Why did Archie want to buy Styles?

4. What jewelry does Agatha wear at the Timeless Manor?

5. How long before their babies were due were girls like Nan to go to the county hospital before their due dates?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why does Agatha write?

2. What happened to Susanna?

3. When and how did Nan set her eyes on Archie?

4. What does Nan do when Sister Mary Clare tells her that her baby has been adopted?

5. What did Agatha do the night she left Styles?

6. What does Sister Mary Clare say when Bess tells her that Father Joseph is molesting her?

7. What information did Nan provide about Susanna who was at the convent at the same time Nan was?

8. What was the history of the convent where Nan spent her pregnancy?

9. How did Nan discover that a new girl escaped?

10. Who found Miss Annabel Oliver's body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies de Gramont uses in the novel? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

Finbarr and Agatha both have a relationship with Nan. What type of relationship do they both have with Nan? How and why does their shared relationship create a bond between them?

Essay Topic 3

Agatha and Nan refer to the deaths of the Marstons as justice. Did Nan commit murder or dispense justice?

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