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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 what year does Mari die?

2. Why is Lara mad at Mari in Part III?

3. What happens between Pierce and Johnnie in Part IV?

4. What is the Pozzo di San Patrizio?

5. What is the name of Chess's current book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Johnnie seem upset in Part III to Mari?

3. How did Mari's father William treat Lara, his stepdaughter?

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

5. What does Emily think of Chess's social media posts?

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

7. What does Chess want to work with Emily on?

8. Where does Emily find some pages Mari wrote and hid in the house?

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

10. What happens when Emily calls Matt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Hawkins handle the topics of infidelity and monogamy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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