Characters
Who becomes obsessed with Alicia and narrates most of the story?
Theo Faber.
Who did Theo follow, suspecting that he was having an affair with his wife?
Gabriel Berenson.
What did Alicia use as a form of expression to cope with the trauma?
Painting.
Who was Alicia accused of murdering?
Gabriel Berenson.
What was Alicia's nickname after she stopped speaking?
The Silent Patient.
Who was the silent protagonist, found covered in blood after her husband's murder?
Alicia Berenson.
Why did Alicia start speaking after being silent for so long?
Because Theo confronted her and she realized the truth about him.
What was the title of Alicia's final painting, referencing a mythological character?
Alcestis.
What is Theo's professional relationship to Alica?
He is her psychotherapist.
What kind of trauma response did Alicia's silence indicate?
Dissociation and emotional withdrawal.
Who is Alicia's brother-in-law and had a complicated relationship with her?
Max Berenson.
What was the identity of the masked man who terrorized Alicia before her husband's death?
Theo Faber.
Why did Alicia begin writing in her journal?
To help process her emotions.
Why did Alicia and Gabriel's marriage begin to fall apart?
Because of Gabriel's infidelity.
What Greek myth parallel's Alicia's story and is the title of her painting?
Alcestis.
Who was Alicia's therapist before Theo took over?
Ruth.
What does Theo do to access Alicia's life before becoming her therapist?
What major secret did Alicia keep until the very end of her diary?
The identity of her stalker and what happened the night of the murder.
What key dynamic between Alicia and her father did Theo learn about?
Alicia's dad wished she had died instead of her mother.
What recurring motif suggests the presence of a hidden observer or stalker?
The man in the mask.
Who is Theo's wife, whose affair sent him into a spiral?
Kathy.
What truth was revealed in Alicia's diary about the night of Gabriel's murder?
That Theo was the masked man and Gabriel chose to let Alicia die.
What object was used by Alicia to deliver the truth about Theo to the world?
Her diary.
Who (unknowingly) became the connection between Theo and Alicia's pasts?
Kathy.
What was Alicia's use of red in her painting symbolic of?
Violence, passion, and blood.