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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. The letter Cecilia finds instructs her to only open the letter in the event of whose death?
(a) John-Paul's.
(b) Mary's.
(c) Isabel's.
(d) Phil's.

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

3. Tess feels that which character had been the one there for her during Tess's parents' divorce?
(a) Connor.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Will.
(d) Felicity.

4. What is the name of Lucy's brother-in-law and Tess's uncle?
(a) Bill.
(b) Warren.
(c) Timothy.
(d) Phil.

5. What religion does Cecilia practice?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Protestantism.
(d) Islam.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date of the month was Janie murdered?

2. Cecilia reflects upon the time how many years before the story takes place when she saw a little boy killed in a car accident?

3. What television show had Janie liked to record onto videotape?

4. Which of John-Paul's daughters calls out to him when he and Cecilia are discussing the letter?

5. Polly announces in Chapter 9 that her father John-Paul has been looking strangely at which character?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moriarty introduce paradoxical qualities of family bonds within the narrative?

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

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

4. What information about their father John-Paul do Cecilia's daughters share with her before she opens the letter?

5. What behavior of John-Paul's upon his return home encourage Cecilia not to worry about the letter?

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

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

8. What is the reason for Rachel's guilt about the day of Janie's murder?

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

10. Around what allusion does the novel's preface center and which themes does it introduce?

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