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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 was the drink Zoe imbibed during her initiation into the Maidens spiked with?

2. The night Zoe was initiated into the Maidens, who were wearing masks to represent Persephone and Demeter?

3. What did the journal writer dream of doing after his mother told him she was leaving?

4. Where is Zoe incarcerated after she has a psychotic breakdown?

5. What is Serena finishing when Mariana and Zoe see her at the bar in Part 3, Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Fred call Mariana in Part 5, Chapter 4?

2. Why does Mariana think she and Zoe are not alone when they take a punt to the folly?

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

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

5. What happens when Zoe attacks Mariana with the knife?

6. What is Fred's room in Trinity like?

7. What does Zoe say about the initiation rites for the Maidens?

8. At the end of Part 3, Chapter 10, what does Mariana decide to do?

9. How did Mariana's father die?

10. What type of man was the journal writer's father?

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

Clarissa tells Mariana to read “In Memoriam A.H.H.” by Tennyson. Why does Clarissa tell Marissa to read the poem? Does the poem help Mariana with her grief?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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