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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. Rachel remembers seeing Connor's mother a few times in what location?
(a) At church.
(b) At school.
(c) At the bank.
(d) At the grocery store.

2. Whose tennis shoes does Cecilia ask someone to transport for her?
(a) Isabel's.
(b) Esther's.
(c) Polly's.
(d) John-Paul's.

3. Chapter 35 focuses on which character's thoughts as she is about to meet up with John-Paul?
(a) Cecilia's.
(b) Virginia's.
(c) Janie's.
(d) Lucy's.

4. Which of Tess's family members does she believe may have also had social anxiety?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To which two characters does Rachel say that she will personally deliver their Tupperware orders?

2. A family member of Samantha's does NOT recall which detail about Connor's childhood?

3. Who calls Tess on her cell phone while she is out shopping with Liam in Chapter 42?

4. 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?

5. To whom does Principal Trudy give an Easter basket as a gift?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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