Alias Grace Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Alias Grace Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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 does Jordan think he needs to do before he can open a private asylum?

2. How is Jordan feeling about his research in Chapter 4?

3. At what age does Grace go to prison?

4. How old is Grace at the beginning of Alias Grace?

5. In what kind of manufacturing does Dr. Jordan’s mother wish his to invest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Humphreys do at the opening of Chapter 6 and what is Dr. Jordan’s response?

2. What happens at the Parkinsons that changes both Mary and Grace’s circumstances?

3. Who comes to Grace’s cell, why and how does he reassure her?

4. What does Grace say is in the governor’s wife’s scrapbook and what does Grace say about some of it?

5. What document starts Chapter 2?

6. How does Jordan describe Grace in his letter at the end of the Chapter?

7. What are the circumstances of Mrs. Humphreys’s life that are so difficult?

8. What first happens when a doctor comes into the parlor at the governor’s house and why does it happen?

9. Where is Grace taken after her encounter with the doctor and what does she describe there?

10. What happens to Grace’s mother and how does her father take care of them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many readers of fiction place themselves in the position of one character, wondering if they would do the same thing as that character. Discuss the following:

Do you think one of the values of literature is to serve as a reflection of oneself? Why or why not? Socrates said "Know thyself." How can reading a book such as Alias Grace help a reader to know him/herself? Do you find yourself reflecting on your own character and abilities when reading Alias Grace? Why or why not. Use examples from Alias Grace and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Alias Grace seems to be an indictment of what happens to women who live in a traditional, patriarchal society.

Discuss how a reader could come to the above conclusion after reading Alias Grace. Use examples from Alias Grace to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

Compare/contrast the characters of Grace and Mary Whitney. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast

the characters of Mary Whitney and Nancy Montgomery. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

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