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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first comes to the door after the murders?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) Two boys looking for work.
(c) A peddler.
(d) The pastor of the church.

2. What did Grace’s lawyer tell the court about her?
(a) She is devious.
(b) She is insane.
(c) She is more than one person.
(d) She is almost an idiot.

3. Where was McDermott hanged?
(a) Victoria.
(b) Ontario.
(c) Toronto.
(d) New York.

4. What does the poem say is how Grace convinced McDermott to murder?
(a) That she will tell him where his brother lives.
(b) Blackmail.
(c) That she will be his lover.
(d) That she will tell him where the gold in the house is hidden.

5. What does McDermott do first to Nancy according to the poem?
(a) Strike her on the head with an axe.
(b) Throw her in the cellar.
(c) Break her neck.
(d) Put a knife through her heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under what name does Grace register at the hotel?

2. What does Dr. Jordan bring Grace?

3. From what newspaper is the clip at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. What book does the governor’s wife have that tells of fashion in the United States?

5. At what hotel do McDermott and Grace stop when fleeing Canada?

(see the answer key)

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