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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 tearoom does Tara's bedder take Mariana to?
(a) Harrietts.
(b) The Orchard.
(c) Copper Kettle.
(d) Carriages.

2. How many weeks did Mariana convince Sebastian to take off so they could go to Greece and visit Mariana's family's summer home?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. What cult does Fosca mention in his lecture in Part 2, Chapter 10?
(a) Pelops.
(b) Eleusis.
(c) Oikist.
(d) Oedipus.

4. What color hair did Tara have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Auburn.
(c) Red.
(d) Blond.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how many marble columns are in the colonnade that supports the library?

2. When Zoe first met Sebastian when Marian was a student, how did Sebastian conquer Zoe's shyness?

3. What does Mariana order to drink at lunch in Part 2, Chapter 8?

4. What was drunk during the rites at Eleusis?

5. How many people attend Mariana's Monday-evening group?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are "bedders" (103)?

2. Why does Mariana realize she is going to need to deal with Henry when she returns home?

3. How long has it been since Sebastian died, and why is it difficult for Mariana to be at Cambridge?

4. Why does Zoe call Mariana in Chapter 4?

5. What does Mariana see in Tara's room that seems strange?

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

7. What does Mariana find outside her door in Part 2, Chapter 15?

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

9. Where did Mariana grow up?

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

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