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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mari think is playing guitar when it is really Lara?
(a) Noel.
(b) Johnnie.
(c) Pierce.
(d) Lara.

2. In Chapter Eight, what does Emily call her work in progress?
(a) The Villa.
(b) The Aeastas.
(c) The Mari.
(d) The Rosato.

3. What does Johnnie do to Mari in Part IV that surprises her?
(a) Sings to her.
(b) Kisses her.
(c) Trips her.
(d) Hits her.

4. When did Mari return to the villa for the last time before she died?
(a) 1993.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1990.

5. What does Emily decide to write about in Part III?
(a) A new kind of mystery with a male protagonist.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A bear.
(d) The villa and Mari's and Lara's history there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens between Pierce and Johnnie in Part IV?

2. What do both Lara and Mari refuse to discuss after it happens?

3. After Chapter Eight, what does Chess write to her agent about?

4. What is Pierce's wife's name?

5. What does Emily do after getting off the phone with Matt?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Johnnie seem upset in Part III to Mari?

2. How does Noel treat Lara?

3. What does Lara want from Noel when she finds she is pregnant?

4. What does Emily begin to suspect about Chess's work in Part III?

5. What does Mari realize about Lara's feelings for Billy for the first time in Part IV?

6. What does Noel tell Mari she should do after the news comes of Pierce's wife's suicide?

7. How do Mari and Lara treat the topic of Pierce's murder after the fact?

8. How did Mari's father William treat Lara, his stepdaughter?

9. Why does Mari feel pressure to be a good writer?

10. What does Emily think of Chess's social media posts?

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