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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 is a saint holding in a picture on a postcard Mariana finds in Veronica's dressing area?

2. In Chapter 5, on what road is the abandoned cemetery where Morris and Mariana go?

3. In Chapter 19, who wakes Mariana by banging on the door?

4. What does Ruth's living room always smell of?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Mariana find inside Zebra?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where and how is Veronica's body found?

3. Why in the past did Ruth tell Mariana she was in denial about her father?

4. What does Mariana find in Veronica's dressing area at the ADC Theater?

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

6. What does Mariana find when she returns to her room in Chapter 10?

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

8. What does Mariana find in Zoe's stuffed animal, Zebra?

9. What does Elsie find under the door for Mariana in Chapter 19?

10. How does Mariana describe the folly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mariana is grieving the death of her husband. How long has her husband been gone? Why is Mariana still grieving? Why can she not overcome her grief and move on?

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

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?

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