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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What would Mary do sometimes when the sheets were hung in the inside drying room?
(a) Swing on them.
(b) Press her face in them and moan and pretend to be a ghost.
(c) Tie the corners shut.
(d) Splash water on them so they would take longer to dry.

3. What kind of gloves would Grace like to have?
(a) Brown leather ones.
(b) Long, black ones.
(c) Green, to match the color of her eyes.
(d) Smooth white ones.

4. What does Dr. Jordan bring Grace?
(a) An apple.
(b) An orange from India.
(c) A new shawl.
(d) A blanket.

5. What does the peddler say quietly to Grace about who she is?
(a) She is one of who he is.
(b) She will have a long, happy life because she is descended from angels.
(c) She is the fallen Eve.
(d) She comes from across the waters but is at home anywhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Parkinson’s housekeeper to whom Grace is introduced?

2. What does Mary Whitney say about her grandmother?

3. Who does Grace tell Dr. Jordan Mary Whitney is?

4. What does Grace think of the stories written about her?

5. What does Jordan think Dora might do on purpose?

(see the answer key)

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