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

2. Ed, Janie's father and Rachel's husband, died in which month of the year?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) February.
(d) November.

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

4. How many days early does John-Paul arrive home from his business trip?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. Which of John-Paul's daughters calls out to him when he and Cecilia are discussing the letter?
(a) Esther.
(b) Isabel.
(c) Polly.
(d) Mabel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the principal at St. Angela's school?

2. What quality of Cecilia's does John-Paul say had initially attracted him?

3. Who is NOT listed among Cecilia's friends?

4. What kind of event has Cecilia been attending in Chapter 9 when she runs into Tess?

5. At the end of Chapter 14, Rachel purposely breaks a candle given to her by whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the qualities of the mysterious letter that acts as John-Paul's confession to Janie's murder.

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 does the glass candle symbolize within the narrative?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Provide an example from the novel that displays masterful use of an omniscient narrator.

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