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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mariana order to drink at lunch in Part 2, Chapter 8?
(a) White wine.
(b) Rose champagne.
(c) Red wine.
(d) Gold champagne.

2. What age was Mariana when she began wearing contact lenses?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

3. How did Mariana's father die?
(a) Prostate cancer.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Mugging.

4. What does Conrad call Tara's mates?
(a) Witches.
(b) Harpies.
(c) Bitches.
(d) Hags.

5. What time does Mariana agree to meet Fred in Part 2, Chapter 3?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 8 p.m.
(c) 8:30 p.m.
(d) 9:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 17, what time does Mariana meet Fosca?

2. Who does Clarissa think is the author of the quote on the postcard Mariana found in Tara's room?

3. What are the six young women wearing who arrive with Professor Fosca in the college chapel for Tara's service?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Henry want to give Mariana?

5. Where has Henry cut himself in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the journal writer remember that he and his mother would do when it was slaughtering time at the farm?

2. How is Mariana able to get inside Tara's room?

3. What are "bedders" (103)?

4. Why do The Maidens say that they wore white to Tara's memorial service?

5. What is St. Christopher's like?

6. What does Mariana learn about the postcard she found in Tara's room from Clarissa?

7. How does Mariana describe Professor Fosca as a speaker when she and Zoe attend one of his lectures?

8. What does Fred tell Mariana about Fosca in Part 2, Chapter 18?

9. What does Mariana remember about the days and nights after Sebastian died?

10. Where did Mariana grow up?

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