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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 17, what time does Fosca ask Mariana to have dinner with him the next evening?

2. In Chapter 1, how old is Mariana?

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

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

5. Who does Clarissa think is the author of the quote on the postcard Mariana found in Tara's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are "bedders" (103)?

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

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

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

5. How does Mariana describe Professor Edward Fosca?

6. What does Zoe say when Mariana asks her if she is seeing anyone?

7. How did Sebastian die?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

A red herring is information that misleads readers. What are some red herrings in The Maidens? How do red herrings deceive characters and readers? How do the red herrings create twists in the plot and suspense in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Mariana decides that Fosca is the murderer. How does Mariana allow assumptions to influence her belief that Fosca is the murderer?

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