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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. In Chapter Eleven, what does Emily do that is a violation of Chess's privacy?

2. What is the name of the house in Lilith Rising?

3. What does Noel tell Mari to do following the tragic news in Part IV?

4. Who tells Mari that Johnnie is really Noel's drug dealer?

5. What does Mari convince Pierce to do in the end of Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Emily know Matt was having an affair?

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

5. What is the legend about Saint Patrick's Purgatory?

6. What does Mari convince Pierce to do that seals his fate?

7. What does Lara tell Mari in Part IV that is a huge life-changing bit of news?

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

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

10. What was one of Matt's and Emily's biggest fights over?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Emily's enormous success with The Villa bittersweet for her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How and when does Emily begin to more fully understand the extent of the problems in her marriage with Matt? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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