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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. How many minutes late had Rachel been to her meeting with Janie on the day of Janie's murder?
2. Connor invites Tess to share what with him on the night they meet for the first time in years?
3. Cecilia realizes with a shock in Chapter 7 that she and John-Paul have been abstinent for how many months in a row?
4. On what continent does the narrative of The Husband's Secret take place?
5. Cecilia's only significant memory of Janie involves Janie taking which action toward Cecilia?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information about their father John-Paul do Cecilia's daughters share with her before she opens the letter?
2. What event finally prompts Cecilia to read the mysterious letter?
3. What does the glass candle symbolize within the narrative?
4. With what event in Felicity's life do her feelings for Will occur concurrently?
5. Around what allusion does the novel's preface center and which themes does it introduce?
6. Describe the scene witnessed by the two nine-year-old boys who found Janie's body.
7. For what object had Cecilia been searching prior to the novel's opening?
8. What behavior of John-Paul's upon his return home encourage Cecilia not to worry about the letter?
9. Who is the only person besides Rachel who knows about her tardiness to her meeting with Janie on the day of Janie's murder?
10. What aspects of Felicity and Will's behavior make their revelation to Tess feel surreal to her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the interplay between the epilogue of The Husband's Secret and one of the novel's main messages. How does Moriarty make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?
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
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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