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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. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is Fred eating when Mariana sees him?

2. How is the head porter, Mr. Morris, related to the man who was the porter when Mariana attended St. Christopher's?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 10, what goddesses does Fosca show on a slide?

4. How old is Henry Booth?

5. In Chapter 10, what color geraniums enliven the redbrick college walls?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Sebastian die?

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

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

6. Who does Mariana meet on the train in Chapter 9?

7. In Part 2, Chapter 9, what does Mariana remember about the first time Zoe met Sebastian?

8. Where did Mariana grow up?

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

10. Why does Zoe think it is her fault that Tara is dead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in The Maidens to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?

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

Characters have difficult relationships with their fathers. What characters have had difficult relationships with their fathers? How have these relationships influenced the type of adults characters became and how they view life and other people?

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