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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. To what location does Tess take a particular pair of tennis shoes at Cecilia's request?
(a) The festival grounds.
(b) The elementary school.
(c) The community center.
(d) The church.

2. What is the name of John-Paul's mother?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Madison.
(d) Mabel.

3. Chapter 36 ends how many days before the coming parade?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. What food does Lauren serve on the anniversary of Janie's death?
(a) Mashed potatoes.
(b) Cheeseburgers.
(c) Hot cross buns.
(d) Chicken salad sandwiches.

5. Liam is disappointed to learn that which character is not the person who had called Tess while they were out shopping?
(a) Will.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Felicity.
(d) Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is depicted as Janie's nervous habit in Chapter 45?

2. Tess and Connor plan their first date around what activity?

3. Rachel guesses that Principal Trudy is around the same age as Janie would be if she had lived. What number does is named in this regard?

4. Who intrudes on Connor and Tess's first date, causing Connor to lead Tess out of the building?

5. What beverage do Cecilia and Tess enjoy together in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative in relation to Rachel's character?

2. What standing appointment does Cecilia have with her mother-in-law Virginia each week and how does Cecilia view these visits?

3. How does Cecilia find out that her mother-in-law Virginia knows of John-Paul's culpability in Janie's death?

4. What information does Samantha, Rachel's colleague, reveal to the reader about Connor's childhood?

5. How does the reader find out the circumstances of Lucy and Andrew's divorce?

6. What errand does Tess run for Cecilia that puts Tess back into contact with Connor?

7. What faux pas does Principal Trudy commit in Chapter 41?

8. In what way does the motif of dreams appear within the narrative?

9. What emotion keeps Tess from feeling pain when she thinks in Chapter 37 about her early days with Will?

10. How does Moriarty go about using Melbourne and Syndey as foil settings within the narrative?

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