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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 food does Lauren serve on the anniversary of Janie's death?

2. On what holiday does the anniversary of Janie's death take place?

3. Cecilia tells Tess about her own reputation in which community?

4. For what kind of parade do Cecilia's daughters need special hats?

5. Who leaves the Easter parade early in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose arrival does Liam announce proudly at the end of Chapter 47 and why is the moment ironic?

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

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

4. How does Lucy react to Tess's revelation that she has recently slept with Connor?

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

6. What two aspects of motherhood had caught Tess by surprise upon having Liam?

7. Connor reminds Tess that what event had precipitated their break-up in their youth?

8. How does the theme of delusion enter the narrative in relation to Rachel's character?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of grief treated within The Husband's Secret and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Determine Moriarty’s message within the novel The Husband's Secret regarding the idea that one person can never truly know another with any level of certainty.

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