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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. What does Conrad call Tara's mates?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what type of ice cream does Zoe have?

3. When does Zoe call Mariana in Chapter 1?

4. How often did Zeus allow Persephone to return from the dead every year?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 14, when was The Eagle founded?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mariana able to speak with Conrad Ellis?

2. Who does Mariana meet by the river in Part 2, Chapter 3, and why and when do they arrange to meet?

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

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

5. Why is Professor Fosca not considered a suspect by Chief Inspector Sadhu Sangha?

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

7. Who is Clarissa Miller, and how have she and Mariana kept in touch?

8. What is St. Christopher's like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An epiphany is a realization that can be enlightening and help solve a situation or problem. What epiphany does Mariana have about her father? What epiphany does the journal writer (Sebastian) have about his mother? Do these epiphanies have a positive or negative effect on Mariana and on Sebastian’s lives?

Essay Topic 2

Clarissa was Mariana’s director of studies when she was a student. How would you describe their relationship and the importance of the relationship in Mariana’s life?

Essay Topic 3

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation in The Maidens? What descriptive dialogue tags does Michaelides use? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

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