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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. How many times does Zoe tell Mariana that she attended meetings with the Maidens?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what class does Zoe have to attend?

3. How old was the journal writer's mother when she left school?

4. What does Fosca serve Mariana when she has dinner in his rooms?

5. What is the name of the waiter who brings food to Fosca's rooms in Part 3, Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tries to attack Mariana in Chapter 17, and who rescues her?

2. What job does Mariana recommend to Theo when he says he is not happy at Broadmoor?

3. What does Fosca tell Mariana about a pinecone on a coffee table?

4. How were Tara and Veronica killed?

5. Who is Ruth, and what role has she played in Mariana's life?

6. What is found with both girls' bodies?

7. What image is on the postcard that Zoe receives?

8. What does Zoe say about the letter Mariana found in Zebra?

9. What does Mariana learn when she tries to do a group session with the Maidens?

10. How does Mariana describe the folly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in The Maidens? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

An epiphany is a realization that can be enlightening and help solve a situation or problem. What epiphany does Mariana have about her father? What epiphany does the journal writer (Sebastian) have about his mother? Do these epiphanies have a positive or negative effect on Mariana and on Sebastian’s lives?

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