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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. Who leaves the Easter parade early in Chapter 39?

2. Who calls Tess on her cell phone while she is out shopping with Liam in Chapter 42?

3. Cecilia turns white in Chapter 26 when she thinks about which character's grief?

4. In Chapter 29, Rachel becomes furious with all but which of the following individuals?

5. From which family member does Tess receive a gift delivered by a courier while she is staying at her mother Lucy's house?

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 does the motif of dreams appear within the narrative?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What messages does Moriarty send about deception and secrecy and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

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