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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jordan do in his first conversation with Grace in an attempt to get her to open up?
(a) Gives her some opium.
(b) Talks mostly about himself.
(c) Gives her a book.
(d) Brings her some scones.

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

3. What color and design is on the dress Nancy wears in Grace’s dream?
(a) Navy blue with boats on it.
(b) Scarlet with green leaves.
(c) White with embroidered horses around the bottom.
(d) Pale with pink rosebuds.

4. What does Dr. Workman tell Dr. Jordan is most important in building an asylum?
(a) Having the funds before beginning.
(b) Acquiring a number of wealthy patients.
(c) Having more nurses than doctors.
(d) Sanitation and good drainage.

5. At what hotel do McDermott and Grace stop when fleeing Canada?
(a) The Hyatt.
(b) The Lewiston Hotel.
(c) The Harvest Bell.
(d) Bellington’s.

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

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

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

9. What does Grace tell Jordan she will finish that day when she meets with him at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) The quilt square in her hand.
(b) Cleaning the downstairs of the house.
(c) The cloak she is making her sister.
(d) Her fifteenth year in prison.

10. What was Grace’s father’s trade?
(a) Horse trainer.
(b) Stonemason.
(c) Soldier
(d) Carpenter.

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

12. From what newspaper is the clip at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) New York Times.
(b) Ontario Sentinel.
(c) Toronto Mirror.
(d) Victorian Times.

13. What pattern would Grace use if she made a quilt for herself?
(a) Tree of Paradise.
(b) Basket of Lilies.
(c) Bear’s Paw.
(d) Four Points.

14. At what lake is Dr. Jordan looking in Chapter 4?
(a) Lake Superior.
(b) Lake Ontario.
(c) Lake Erie.
(d) Lake Michigan.

15. What does Grace’s mother say when she sees three crows on the ship they are taking to Canada?
(a) It is bad luck and means death.
(b) They will leave when the albatross comes.
(c) It is good luck.
(d) Someone must be feeding them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McDermott do first to Nancy according to the poem?

2. What does Grace say was her family’s religion?

3. How does Mary die?

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

5. How does McDermott kill Kinnear?

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