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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 the journal writer was a boy, where would his father taken him to punish him?

2. Who is following Mariana and Zoe as they take a punt down the river in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 3, who does Mariana see Fosca give an envelope to?

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

5. How old was the journal writer when his father killed his sheepdog?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mariana notice when Morris is arrested?

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

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

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

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

7. What is found with both girls' bodies?

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

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

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

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

Mariana is allowed to sit in on Julian’s psych evaluation of Conrad. Why does Julian believe Conrad is guilty and Mariana believe he is innocent?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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