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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 instrument does Lara play?

2. What tragedy has Mari suffered in the past year in Part I?

3. What gesture does Johnnie do for Mari in Part II?

4. What is actually carved into the window seat window at Villa Aestas?

5. What does Pierce play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Emily struggling with at work in Part I?

2. What kinds of stories does Emily write?

3. What is a major betrayal that Lara has perpetrated against Mari?

4. What is one heartbreak that Mari is dealing with in Part II?

5. What is Noel's class background as Mari understands it?

6. How do Emily and Chess know each other?

7. In Chapter Six, why does Emily begin to feel more coldly towards Chess?

8. What does Emily think about the way Chess and Matt got along during her marriage to Matt?

9. What is Mari's and Lara's relationship like?

10. Why does Emily sometimes feel sheepish around Chess now that they are in young adulthood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hawkins describe the role that social media and image plays in Chess's success, through Emily's eyes? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Hawkins waits until the very end of the novel to reveal that Johnnie is, in fact, the real murderer? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How and when does Mari realize that running away with Pierce was a terrible mistake, even if she will always love him in some sense? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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