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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. Who does Emily ask Chess if she has spoken to lately in Chapter Ten?

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

3. In what year does Mari die?

4. Who is Chess's agent?

5. Who takes care of the house while Mari and the others live there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Noel treat Lara?

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

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 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 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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