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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 20, Rachel brings the videotape of Janie and Connor to whom?
(a) Sergeant Miller.
(b) Sergeant Bellach.
(c) Sergeant Jones.
(d) Sergeant Brown.

2. Cecilia realizes with a shock in Chapter 7 that she and John-Paul have been abstinent for how many months in a row?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. What television show had Janie liked to record onto videotape?
(a) Summer Heights High.
(b) Sons and Daughters.
(c) Angry Boys.
(d) Fawlty Towers.

4. Cecilia's only significant memory of Janie involves Janie taking which action toward Cecilia?
(a) Comforting her.
(b) Impressing her.
(c) Complimenting her.
(d) Joking with her.

5. The novel begins on what day of the week?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

6. At the end of Chapter 14, Rachel purposely breaks a candle given to her by whom?
(a) Rob.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Cecilia.

7. Which member of Connor's family has died by the time he sees Tess again after so many years?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His mother.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His sister.

8. The novel's epigraph is a quote by which author?
(a) George Orwell.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
(d) Alexander Pope.

9. What type of clothing does Tess wear when she leaves the house in the wee hours of the night in Chapter 16?
(a) Pajamas.
(b) Jeans and a tee shirt.
(c) A dress.
(d) A robe over jeans and a top.

10. How many minutes late had Rachel been to her meeting with Janie on the day of Janie's murder?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 7.
(d) 19.

11. On what continent does the narrative of The Husband's Secret take place?
(a) Asia.
(b) Australia.
(c) South America.
(d) North America.

12. On what date of the month was Janie murdered?
(a) 12.
(b) 30.
(c) 24.
(d) 6.

13. Who places a phone call to Tess in Chapter 13?
(a) Felicity.
(b) Mary.
(c) Will.
(d) Lucy.

14. Mary and Lucy are depicted as having watched how many teens die in a Berlin Wall-involved protest on television?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

15. Lucy makes an appointment for Tess and Liam to visit what type of location?
(a) An amusement park.
(b) A library.
(c) A museum.
(d) A school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which mythological figure is at the center of the novel's preface?

2. How many days early does John-Paul arrive home from his business trip?

3. In what year was Janie murdered?

4. In what year did Mary and Lucy watch teens get killed on television for their part in a protest of the Berlin Wall?

5. Tess feels that which character had been the one there for her during Tess's parents' divorce?

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