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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 does Lucy react when she finds out that Connor and Tess have recently had sex?

2. What is the subject of the argument at the center of the flashback involving Lucy and Andrew in Chapter 30?

3. In what type of location do Connor and Tess meet for their first date?

4. In the scene depicting Janie's murder, what is shown to be Janie's cause of death?

5. Tess confesses to Connor that she is using him in order to keep from thinking about which character?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moriarty go about using Melbourne and Syndey as foil settings within the narrative?

2. What errand does Tess run for Cecilia that puts Tess back into contact with Connor?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Janie's murder as it is portrayed in Chapter 45.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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