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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. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 9, when is Professor Fosca's next lecture?

2. When did the head porter, Mr. Morris, see Tara leave college by the main gate?

3. How did Mariana's father die?

4. In Chapter 9, about how old is the man who stares at Mariana on the train?

5. When Mariana sees Zoe in a window of Eros Court, on what floor is Zoe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the room like where Mariana stays at the college?

2. What are "bedders" (103)?

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

4. How did Mariana meet Sebastian?

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

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

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

8. Where did Mariana grow up?

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

10. How does Mariana describe Professor Edward Fosca?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Mariana is grieving the death of her husband. How long has her husband been gone? Why is Mariana still grieving? Why can she not overcome her grief and move on?

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