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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 Lara tell Mari in Part IV that changes everything between them?

2. Who witnesses the fight in Part IV?

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

4. What was Adam's first wife (of Adam and Eve)?

5. Who does Emily sometimes talk about her breakup with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What book does Emily start working on in Part III?

2. What does Mari do that is very out of character for her at the villa?

3. Why does Mari resent Pierce regarding Billy's death?

4. What happens when Emily calls Matt?

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

6. Why does Mari suspect her father keeps his distance from her?

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

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

9. How did Emily feel sick for so long?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What parallels and connections does Hawkins draw between Mari's and Lara's relationship and rivalry and the same characteristics and dynamics of Emily's and Chess's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Lara's experience with her own pregnancy affect her relationship over the long term with Mari? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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