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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 news led John-Paul to violently attack Janie?
(a) The news that she would not be attending the prom with him.
(b) The news that she was pregnant.
(c) The news that her family would soon be moving.
(d) The news that she could not date him anymore.

2. What gift arrives by courier for Tess during her stay at her mother Lucy's house?
(a) A compass.
(b) A teddy bear.
(c) A ring.
(d) A watch.

3. What is the name of Connor's late mother?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Megan.
(c) Trish.
(d) Lillian.

4. In what type of location do Tess and Connor meet up in Chapter 44?
(a) A bowling alley.
(b) A bar.
(c) A beach.
(d) A baseball game.

5. Tess finds herself nearly answering Cecilia's question about what country with Felicity's thoughts rather than her own?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) Greece.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does Lauren serve on the anniversary of Janie's death?

2. About what topic was the final argument between Tess and Will, according to her recollection?

3. In Chapter 29, Rachel becomes furious with all but which of the following individuals?

4. In what activity are Cecilia and John-Paul engaging when Cecilia reveals Virginia's knowledge about John-Paul being Janie's murderer?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What other actions does Cecilia think she will be taking if she lets "life just continue on" (262) normally after John-Paul's confession?

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

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

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

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

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