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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. Who does Mariana believe wrote a letter she finds in Zoe's stuffed animal?

2. Where does Fosca suggest that Mariana sit in Part 3, Chapter 13?

3. In Chapter 5, who meets Morris at the cemetery?

4. Where did Fosca's grandparents come from?

5. What expression crosses Morris's face when he sees Fosca as he is driven off in a police car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mariana discover in Part 3, Chapter 13, in Fosca's rooms?

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

3. What is the dining hall like where Mariana and Zoe meet Clarissa and have dinner?

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

5. How did Mariana's father die?

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

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

8. How were Tara and Veronica killed?

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

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

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

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 3

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?

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