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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 book does Emily start reading in Chapter Five?

2. What town is the villa in?

3. Who does Mari run away with while still a teenager?

4. Who is Lara's stepsister?

5. What is Mari's hit novel called?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Johnnie?

5. What does Mari think about Noel when she first meets him?

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

7. In Part II, what do Matt's first texts to Emily say?

8. Why is Mari estranged from her father William?

9. Where does Chess want to take Emily for the summer?

10. What is the history of Villa Aestes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Hawkins suggest it is more difficult for Mari to pursue her creative work than it seems to be for Pierce to do the same with his? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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 why is Mari restricted by the fact that she is a woman within the era and geographical area in which she lives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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