A Dead Women's Secret Review

Which of the following best states the dead woman's secret?

• She had an affair with another man while married.

• She had adopted both of her children.

• She lived a double life with two different families.

• She worked the government and "died" to go undercover.

How did the son and daughter discover their mother's secret?

• They find a confession note in her jewelry box.

• They found old letters sent to her from her secret lover; her affair.

• They found out from the priest because she told him.

• Her secret lover comes to her death bed and tells them himself.

What do the kids think about their mother before they read the letter?

• She was a devoted, adoring mother who was a saint.

• She was pushy and annoying.

• She was hiding something from them.

Which sentence best summarizes the story?

• After their mother dies, two siblings go in search of their mother's hidden CIA job to find her true cause of death.

• Siblings fight over their dead mother's secret money stash.

• When their mother dies, the children discover a secret that their mother kept from them.

What does the word "desolate" mean as it was used in this sentence?

"And by the depth of their despair they realized how strongly they had been attached to her and how desolate they would find themselves now."

• happy and humble

• peaceful and carefree

• lost and deserted

Why did the dead woman's daughter become a nun?

• She found men distasteful and couldn't bare to be with one.

• She was in love God.

• She liked the practice of the nuns.

• She thought it would make her mother more accepting of her.

Which best explains the son and daughter's relationship with their mother?

• chaotic and unstructured

• strong/devoted and loving

• strained and stressful

• uptight and controlling

How does the author develop the priest's point of view?

• The priest is not actually a member of the clergy, which is revealed through the descriptions of his boredom and rich meals.

• The priest is genuinely affected by the woman's death, which is shown by contrasting the the priest's grief with the siblings' melodramatic mourning.

• The priest views death as an opportunity to make the magistrate his ally, which is indicated by the priest's false praise of the mother.

• The priest views death as a job, which is revealed by contrasting his actions with the sibling's genuine grief.

How do the siblings' react to their mother's letters?

• The brother condemns their mother but the sister sympathizes with her.

• The siblings are angered after learning about their real father.

• The siblings are shocked.

What is best describes the theme of this text?

• It is best the be honest with others.

• Always be forgiving of loved ones.

• It is best to be loyal to family.

• People are not always as they seem.