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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. Where did Mariana grow up?

2. What type of tragedy is Zoe studying during the term in Part 2, Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 17, what color cassocks do the choirboys wear?

4. What does Mariana order to drink at lunch in Part 2, Chapter 8?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mariana describe Professor Edward Fosca?

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

3. Why does Zoe call Mariana in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are frequent references to Greek tragedies in the book. How and why does Michaelides incorporate elements of Greek tragedies in The Maidens? How is the book structured in some ways like a Greek tragedy?

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

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?

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