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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. When Zoe was initiated into the Maidens, who met her at the boathouse and escorted in a punt on the river?

2. What did Zoe plant in the back of Fosca's wardrobe?

3. In Chapter 19, who does Elsie tell Mariana has been killed?

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

5. What time is Mariana awakened in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. When was Veronica last seen alive?

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

10. What is found with both girls' bodies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based on his interpretation of life. How does Michaelides use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Maidens?

Essay Topic 3

An anonymous journal writer is introduced in Chapter 7. How would you describe the journal writer’s mind? Who is he revealed to be? Why is he a villain in the story?

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