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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 does Veronica Drake's father do?

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

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 8, where do Mariana and Zoe go for lunch?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the main room at The Eagle like?

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

10. How does Mariana describe Professor Edward Fosca?

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

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 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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