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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 action does Connor take when Tess confesses that she is using him?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He shrugs.
(c) He leaves.
(d) He shakes his head.

2. Of what material was the rosary's crucifix that was found wrapped around Janie's hands?
(a) Jade.
(b) Rose quartz.
(c) Mother-of-pearl.
(d) Ivory.

3. Cecilia's daughters complain when Cecilia makes what type of meat for dinner on the night of John-Paul's homecoming?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Fish.
(c) Beef.
(d) Chicken.

4. On the night of Janie's murder, who had been at home with Connor?
(a) No one.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Ed.

5. Who leaves the Easter parade early in Chapter 39?
(a) Samantha.
(b) Connor.
(c) Cecilia.
(d) Rachel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does Principal Trudy tell Rachel that she will be doing during spring break?

2. Virginia gets upset when Cecilia mentions inviting Rachel to what kind of event?

3. What is Principal Trudy's favorite genre of book?

4. What news led John-Paul to violently attack Janie?

5. On what holiday does the anniversary of Janie's death take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose arrival does Liam announce proudly at the end of Chapter 47 and why is the moment ironic?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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