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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 time does Mariana agree to meet Fred in Part 2, Chapter 3?

2. What was drunk during the rites at Eleusis?

3. What is Fred studying?

4. How long have bedder's been employed at the colleges to make beds, empty trash cans, and clean rooms?

5. How many marble columns were in the Telesterion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Veronica and Serena say about being with Professor Fosca the night that Tara was murdered?

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

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

7. How did Mariana meet Sebastian?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What points of view are used in The Maidens? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand the characters?

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

The journal writer (Sebastian) thinks his birth should have been heralded by predictions of disaster. Why does Sebastian think his birth should have been heralded by predictions of disaster? Why does he believe his fate was decided at his birth?

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