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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. To whom does Principal Trudy give an Easter basket as a gift?

2. Who takes the opportunity at the Easter parade to ask Tess about the previous evening with Connor?

3. What beverage do Cecilia and Tess enjoy together in Chapter 26?

4. Which character worries in Chapter 37 that she may have contracted a bladder infection?

5. A flashback from what year depicts a conversation between Lucy and Andrew?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Lucy give to Tess about the situation with Connor, Will, and Felicity?

2. What emotion keeps Tess from feeling pain when she thinks in Chapter 37 about her early days with Will?

3. What possible reasons does the narrator name for Tess's feelings of shame in Chapter 40?

4. In what way does Rachel react to Principal Trudy's faux pas in Chapter 41 and why is it significant?

5. What faux pas does Principal Trudy commit in Chapter 41?

6. In what way is the sound motif used in concert with one of the narrative's themes?

7. What information does Samantha, Rachel's colleague, reveal to the reader about Connor's childhood?

8. How does Cecilia find out that her mother-in-law Virginia knows of John-Paul's culpability in Janie's death?

9. What does Connor say about the nature of his relationship with Janie?

10. How does the reader find out the circumstances of Lucy and Andrew's divorce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within The Husband's Secret.

Essay Topic 2

Write a critical essay about The Husband's Secret while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by Moriarty in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of The Husband's Secret. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Moriarty’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

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