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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) Fawlty Towers.
(b) Summer Heights High.
(c) Sons and Daughters.
(d) Angry Boys.

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

3. In what year was Janie murdered?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1984.

4. What is the name of Lucy's sister?
(a) Sally.
(b) Lillian.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Mary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bridget?

2. Esther has recently become obsessed with which historic event?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What major news is revealed to Rachel in Chapter 3 and how does the news contrast with her expectations?

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