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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mary Whitney’s father lose his farm?
(a) Flood.
(b) Taken by the bank in foreclosure.
(c) Burned to punish him for being a radical.
(d) Drought.

2. To what event is Jordan invited at the governor’s house?
(a) Saturday morning garden club.
(b) Tuesday Discussion Circle.
(c) Bridge club.
(d) Dinner with the whole family.

3. What do the two guards who escort Grace to the governor’s house say is the best alcoholic drink to make a woman want sex?
(a) Gin.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tequila.

4. In what kind of manufacturing does Dr. Jordan’s mother wish his to invest?
(a) Ships.
(b) Textile mills.
(c) Sewing machines.
(d) Hot air balloons.

5. What does Jordan believe about Verringer’s relationship with Grace?
(a) He believes that Verringer has had an affair with Grace.
(b) He believes that Verringer has never met Grace.
(c) He thinks Verringer is in love with Grace.
(d) He does not think anything about Verringer and Grace.

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

7. What is in the scrapbook the governor’s wife keeps?
(a) Pictures of her children.
(b) Recipes.
(c) Samples of material for sewing.
(d) Stories of criminals.

8. What does Mary think Grace should do instead of being a servant?
(a) A nanny.
(b) A seamstress.
(c) A street walker.
(d) A cook.

9. With whom does Grace’s father find lodging when they arrive in Canada?
(a) Mr. Lambert.
(b) Mrs. Burt.
(c) Mr. Macon.
(d) Mrs. Weslley.

10. Where does Grace say it was that she stopped sharing her thoughts?
(a) When working at Kinnear’s house.
(b) At the prison.
(c) At the asylum.
(d) At home when she was a young child.

11. What happens to Mrs. Humphreys in Dr. Jordan’s room at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) She trips over his boots.
(c) She faints.
(d) Nothing.

12. How is Jordan feeling about his research in Chapter 4?
(a) Very excited.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Motivated.
(d) Cautious and having doubts.

13. How many month’s rent does Dr. Jordan advance Mrs. Humphreys?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

14. What does Lydia do when Jordan comes to the governor’s home?
(a) Nothing, she is not there.
(b) Introduces him as a distant cousin to friends.
(c) Asks him if he is interested in Grace as more than just a patient.
(d) Flirts with him.

15. How much of her first month wages did Grace give her father?
(a) None.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A half.
(d) all of them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Grace think it is bad when a doctor is around?

3. What does Mary tell Grace is the reason the servants use the back stairs?

4. What pattern would Grace use if she made a quilt for herself?

5. What does Dr. Workman tell Dr. Jordan is most important in building an asylum?

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