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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mary and Lucy are depicted as having watched how many teens die in a Berlin Wall-involved protest on television?

2. What television show had Janie liked to record onto videotape?

3. Who is Cecilia and John-Paul's youngest daughter?

4. Which member of Connor's family has died by the time he sees Tess again after so many years?

5. What is NOT a part of John-Paul's plan to attain redemption for his crimes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What history do Tess and Connor have together?

2. With what aspect of Tess's own personality does contact with Connor get her in touch?

3. Who is the only person besides Rachel who knows about her tardiness to her meeting with Janie on the day of Janie's murder?

4. What event finally prompts Cecilia to read the mysterious letter?

5. What does the glass candle symbolize within the narrative?

6. With what event in Felicity's life do her feelings for Will occur concurrently?

7. What aspects of Felicity and Will's behavior make their revelation to Tess feel surreal to her?

8. Around what allusion does the novel's preface center and which themes does it introduce?

9. What information about their father John-Paul do Cecilia's daughters share with her before she opens the letter?

10. Describe the qualities of the mysterious letter that acts as John-Paul's confession to Janie's murder.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose an object from The Husband's Secret, such as the compass or the hot cross buns, or some other symbolic object within the narrative. Discuss the symbol's overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Moriarty’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Husband's Secret.

Essay Topic 3

How is the topic of grief treated within The Husband's Secret and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

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