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

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

3. How old is Cecilia's daughter Esther?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

4. What emotion does Tess's uncle admit to feeling about his daughter Felicity?
(a) Ennui.
(b) Shock.
(c) Pride.
(d) Shame.

5. At what type of location was Janie found after her murder?
(a) An abandoned warehouse.
(b) A dumpster.
(c) A playground.
(d) A library.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is NOT a part of John-Paul's plan to attain redemption for his crimes?

3. When Cecilia wakes up in an empty bed in Chapter 15, she hears noises coming from what location?

4. In what year was Janie murdered?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What history do Tess and Connor have together?

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

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

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

5. Discuss a literary device Moriarty uses to portray a particular character's emotional response.

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

7. With what event in Felicity's life do her feelings for Will occur concurrently?

8. For what object had Cecilia been searching prior to the novel's opening?

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

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

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