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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 do Mariana and Zoe drink with Clarissa in the Fellows' Parlor in Part 5, Chapter 1?

2. What bird does Mariana see before she and Zoe arrive at the folly?

3. How old was Zoe when she and Sebastian became lovers?

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

5. What time does Mariana finally climb into her bed in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Mariana describe the folly?

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

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

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

8. When was Veronica last seen alive?

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

10. How did Mariana's father die?

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

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

The journal writer (Sebastian) thinks his birth should have been heralded by predictions of disaster. Why does Sebastian think his birth should have been heralded by predictions of disaster? Why does he believe his fate was decided at his birth?

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