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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. Polly announces in Chapter 9 that her father John-Paul has been looking strangely at which character?
2. From what phobia does John-Paul suffer?
3. Cecilia's only significant memory of Janie involves Janie taking which action toward Cecilia?
4. Tess decides to leave Lucy's house in the middle of the night after thinking about a divorce's effects on which character?
5. What is Cecilia's surname?
Short Essay Questions
1. Provide an example from the novel that displays masterful use of an omniscient narrator.
2. What is the reason for Rachel's guilt about the day of Janie's murder?
3. What is Rachel's reaction to the videotape showing Janie interviewing Connor?
4. Describe the scene witnessed by the two nine-year-old boys who found Janie's body.
5. What major news is revealed to Rachel in Chapter 3 and how does the news contrast with her expectations?
6. With what event in Felicity's life do her feelings for Will occur concurrently?
7. What history do Tess and Connor have together?
8. Of what cause did Ed officially die and how does his official cause of death differ from Rachel's ideas?
9. How does Moriarty introduce paradoxical qualities of family bonds within the narrative?
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
Trace the characterization arc of Cecilia’s character throughout the novel The Husband's Secret. Discuss whether Cecilia is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the motif of dreams as it is used within The Husband's Secret. What are the patterns inherent in Moriarty’s use of this motif and with which of the work’s major themes does the motif’s use dovetail?
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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