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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. Cecilia realizes with a shock in Chapter 7 that she and John-Paul have been abstinent for how many months in a row?

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

3. How old is Cecilia's daughter Esther?

4. For what day of the week does Rachel make plans with Rob and Lauren to observe the anniversary of Janie's death?

5. Who provides Cecilia with tissues in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What themes are introduced by the epigraph Moriarty includes at the beginning of The Husband's Secret?

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

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

7. What is the reason for Rachel's guilt about the day of Janie's murder?

8. Of what cause did Ed officially die and how does his official cause of death differ from Rachel's ideas?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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.

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