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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 is the subject of the argument at the center of the flashback involving Lucy and Andrew in Chapter 30?
(a) Financial trouble.
(b) Andrew's infidelity.
(c) Lucy's infidelity.
(d) Impotence.

2. When Janie ruminates about talking to John-Paul in Chapter 35, how does she plan to make her voice sound?
(a) Sleepy.
(b) Congested.
(c) Cold.
(d) Bright.

3. In what location is Cecilia crying at the opening of Chapter 28?
(a) The pantry.
(b) The attic.
(c) The laundry room.
(d) The basement.

4. Who takes the opportunity at the Easter parade to ask Tess about the previous evening with Connor?
(a) Lauren.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Rachel.

5. Samantha states that which of her own family members recalls Connor's mother?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her older sister.
(d) Her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what material was the rosary's crucifix that was found wrapped around Janie's hands?

2. Cecilia turns white in Chapter 26 when she thinks about which character's grief?

3. In what type of location do Tess and Connor meet up in Chapter 44?

4. On the night of Janie's murder, who had been at home with Connor?

5. Who wins second place in the Easter hat contest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What possible reasons does the narrator name for Tess's feelings of shame in Chapter 40?

2. Describe Janie's murder as it is portrayed in Chapter 45.

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

4. In what way is the sound motif used in concert with one of the narrative's themes?

5. What two aspects of motherhood had caught Tess by surprise upon having Liam?

6. Connor reminds Tess that what event had precipitated their break-up in their youth?

7. What does Connor say about the nature of his relationship with Janie?

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

9. What major event in Rachel's life occurs the day after the Easter parade?

10. In what way does Rachel react to Principal Trudy's faux pas in Chapter 41 and why is it significant?

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