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

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

3. Tess confesses to Connor that she is using him in order to keep from thinking about which character?
(a) Will.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Felicity.
(d) Liam.

4. In what capacity does Samantha work for the school at which Rachel also works?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Custodian.
(c) Bookkeeper.
(d) Teacher.

5. What activity does Principal Trudy tell Rachel that she will be doing during spring break?
(a) Hiking.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Writing.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liam is disappointed to learn that which character is not the person who had called Tess while they were out shopping?

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

3. What action uncharacteristic of her character does Cecilia take when she realizes that she has forgotten to make ready her daughters' hats for the coming parade?

4. Who does NOT accompany Rachel to the park on the anniversary of Janie's death?

5. Which of Tess's family members does she believe may have also had social anxiety?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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