Directions: Answer each of the following questions for a "Dead Women's Secret". 1. How did the dead woman die?
2. Who was kneeling beside her bed?
3. In what way did the author describe her hair before her death?
4. How does the priest feel about the dead woman? What does he say about her?
5. Who wept as though their hearts would break?
6. Who is Marguerite? Why did the dead woman's daughter loath men?
7. Describe the magistrate. What is his job? Who is he to the dead woman?
8. Why do her children decide to read her letters?
9. What do the children learn about their mother through these letters?
10. How does this change their view of her? Why did the dead woman keep her past life a secret?
11. How does the tone towards the dead woman change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story?
12. Do you think it was justified for the dead woman to keep her true life a secret from her children? Explain.