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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality of Cecilia's does John-Paul say had initially attracted him?
(a) Her goodness.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her compassion.

2. Tess decides to leave Lucy's house in the middle of the night after thinking about a divorce's effects on which character?
(a) Liam.
(b) Will.
(c) Herself.
(d) Felicity.

3. Cecilia reflects upon the time how many years before the story takes place when she saw a little boy killed in a car accident?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

4. Lucy believes that which character contributed to Tess's shyness?
(a) Felicity.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Mary.
(d) Will.

5. John-Paul tells Cecilia that for a time, he had thought that which of their daughters was starting to resemble Janie?
(a) Isabel.
(b) Esther.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Polly.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location does Cecilia find a mysterious letter at the start of the novel?

2. What action does Cecilia take in order to meet John-Paul upon his arrival home?

3. Whose voice does Cecilia hear in her head before telling it to be quiet?

4. At what type of location was Janie found after her murder?

5. At what location does Tess run into Connor in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event finally prompts Cecilia to read the mysterious letter?

2. Describe the scene witnessed by the two nine-year-old boys who found Janie's body.

3. With what aspect of Tess's own personality does contact with Connor get her in touch?

4. What is Rachel's reaction to the videotape showing Janie interviewing Connor?

5. When Cecilia comes to believe that she is having a nervous breakdown over John-Paul's news, what is her reaction to the realization and why?

6. What is the symbolism of the name of the advertising agency called TWF?

7. Who is the only person besides Rachel who knows about her tardiness to her meeting with Janie on the day of Janie's murder?

8. Of what cause did Ed officially die and how does his official cause of death differ from Rachel's ideas?

9. To what conclusions does Lucy come regarding the development of a relationship between Will and Felicity?

10. What does the glass candle symbolize within the narrative?

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