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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. What does Cecilia do when she wakes up in an empty bed in Chapter 15?

2. In what year was Janie murdered?

3. How does Rachel feel about being accompanied by Lauren and Rob on the anniversary of Janie's death?

4. Cecilia decides at the end of Chapter 22 that she will protect John-Paul in order to fulfill what goal?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What history do Tess and Connor have together?

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

3. When Cecilia comes to believe that she is having a nervous breakdown over John-Paul's news, what is her reaction to the realization and why?

4. What behavior of John-Paul's upon his return home encourage Cecilia not to worry about the letter?

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

6. To what conclusions does Lucy come regarding the development of a relationship between Will and Felicity?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are the topics of marriage, love, and sex treated within the novel The Husband's Secret and how does their treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

What messages does Moriarty send about deception and secrecy and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Husband's Secret and analyze Moriarty’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.

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