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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Effie try to hang herself?
(a) Her father abuses her badly.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) Her husband leaves her.
(d) Her boyfriend dies in prison.

2. What happens when McDermott shoots the gun at Grace?
(a) She gets hit by a piece of wood off the tree where she is standing.
(b) She faints.
(c) She throws dirt in his eyes.
(d) Nothing, he does not do that.

3. What does Jordan think Dora might do on purpose?
(a) Overcook his eggs.
(b) Dirty his shirts.
(c) Track mud into his room.
(d) Come into his room when he is dressing.

4. Why are the inmates given little meat to eat?
(a) The doctors say it stimulates the criminal part of the brain.
(b) The cook steals the meat.
(c) Meat is too expensive.
(d) The doctors say women should not eat much meat because it is a manly food.

5. What does Dr. Jordan bring with him when he talks to Grace shortly before she is hypnotized?
(a) A silver candlestick.
(b) Another apple.
(c) A Nathaniel Hawthorne book.
(d) A banana.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what event is Jordan invited at the governor’s house?

2. On what does Grace sleep in the prison?

3. What does Jordan ask the prison to do to make circumstances conducive to his research efforts?

4. What does George do when Mary becomes pregnant?

5. Where does Simon Jordan sneak in his house when he is a boy?

(see the answer key)

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