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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. Samantha states that which of her own family members recalls Connor's mother?
2. What beverage do Cecilia and Tess enjoy together in Chapter 26?
3. What news led John-Paul to violently attack Janie?
4. On what holiday does the anniversary of Janie's death take place?
5. In what type of location do Tess and Connor have sex for the first time as adults?
Short Essay Questions
1. What two aspects of motherhood had caught Tess by surprise upon having Liam?
2. What standing appointment does Cecilia have with her mother-in-law Virginia each week and how does Cecilia view these visits?
3. What action does Rob offer to take with Rachel, though he has never done so before?
4. How does Cecilia find out that her mother-in-law Virginia knows of John-Paul's culpability in Janie's death?
5. How does Lucy react to Tess's revelation that she has recently slept with Connor?
6. In what way is the sound motif used in concert with one of the narrative's themes?
7. What does Connor say about the nature of his relationship with Janie?
8. What faux pas does Principal Trudy commit in Chapter 41?
9. What feelings does Rachel have when she watches Tess and Lucy laugh together?
10. What emotion keeps Tess from feeling pain when she thinks in Chapter 37 about her early days with Will?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Moriarty’s novel The Husband's Secret. What message is Moriarty sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
What is the function of Felicity's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by Moriarty in depicting Tess’s cousin Felicity and include in your discussion the reasons that Moriarty portrays Felicity in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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