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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 is the legend about St. Patrick's Purgatory?

2. How old would Billy be in the summer of 1974 if he had lived?

3. Where are Mari's private diaries housed after her death?

4. Who is Emily's agent?

5. What does Noel say about Mari's mother that really surprises Mari?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mari realize about Lara's feelings for Billy for the first time in Part IV?

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

4. Why does Pierce want to leave the villa early?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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