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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 does Emily feel stung by in Chapter Five?

2. What does Chess listen to as she warms the food through in Chapter Four?

3. What town is the villa in?

4. What album do critics compare Lara's Aestas to?

5. When did Emily say she saw the movie of Lilith Rising?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do Emily and Matt break up?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the first line of what Mari thinks might be a promising beginning to her novel?

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

10. Who is Johnnie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does reading Mari's final pages detailing what really happened to Pierce at Villa Aestes seem to affect Emily's and Chess's decision to murder Matt? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Hawkins handle the topic of jealousy, both in platonic and romantic contexts? 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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