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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does McDermott kill Kinnear?
(a) Shoots him in the heart.
(b) Breaks his neck.
(c) Bashed him in the head with a sledge hammer.
(d) Slits his throat.

2. Where does Grace work at the prison?
(a) In the governor’s home.
(b) In the sewing center.
(c) In the laundry.
(d) In the kitchen.

3. 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) Someone must be feeding them.
(c) They will leave when the albatross comes.
(d) It is good luck.

4. How much does Grace tell Jordan about her dream of the previous night?
(a) None of it.
(b) The end.
(c) The beginning.
(d) All of it.

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

6. What does Dr. Jordan say is one of Reverend Verringer’s chief faults?
(a) He demands too much from his employees.
(b) He has a lack of wit.
(c) He knows nothing about the human brain.
(d) He has little education.

7. How many siblings does Grace say she has?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

8. Why is Reverend Verringer paying Dr. Jordan to work with Grace?
(a) His family was friends with Mary Whitney.
(b) Grace is a distant relative.
(c) His Bishop told him to do that.
(d) He is fighting for Grace to be released from prison.

9. What does George do when Mary becomes pregnant?
(a) He accuses her of sleeping with his brother.
(b) He does not follow through on his marriage proposal.
(c) He marries her.
(d) He has her fired.

10. What does Grace say is the reason she can be frank with Jordan?
(a) He is not there to seduce her.
(b) She was never a lady and her reputation is shot.
(c) She will never leave prison.
(d) He is a doctor.

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

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

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

14. What does Jordan think he needs to do before he can open a private asylum?
(a) Sell off the family’s manor and lands.
(b) Build up his father’s mills.
(c) Come up with a great discovery in his field.
(d) Marry a wealthy woman.

15. Why does the peddler give Grace one button more than she buys?
(a) She had an even number, which is bad luck.
(b) He thinks she is attractive.
(c) He wants her to become a good customer.
(d) He only had one left so he would not be able to sell it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of flowers are growing out of the gravel at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What is the book called of which a page is shown in Chapter 2?

3. What color and design is on the dress Nancy wears in Grace’s dream?

4. What is the first thing Mary has Grace do in order to make her presentable at her new job?

5. What happens to Mrs. Humphreys in Dr. Jordan’s room at the beginning of Chapter 6?

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