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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Dr. Jordan becoming disorganized and disoriented at home?
(a) He is not becoming disorganized or disoriented.
(b) Mrs. Humphreys cleans his room too well.
(c) Mrs. Humphreys is in his room too much.
(d) Mrs. Humphreys does not clean his room at all.

2. At what location is Grace hypnotized?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) At Mrs. Quennell’s house.
(c) At the governor’s house.
(d) At the prison, in the governor’s office.

3. What does Grace say when the governor’s wife calls her by name?
(a) She tells her to shut up.
(b) She says she is not Grace.
(c) She refuses to speak again.
(d) She tells the governor’s wife she did not kill anyone.

4. Why does Lydia tell Grace she hopes Grace never gets out of prison?
(a) So Grace will always be working there.
(b) Because Grace is insane.
(c) Lydia does not say anything about Grace getting out of prison.
(d) Because Grace killed another woman.

5. What does Jeremiah say to Grace a few days after her birthday?
(a) She looks younger than she is.
(b) He has a special pair of stockings for her.
(c) She needs to find a different job.
(d) She should leave with him.

6. What does Dr. Jordan think the reason is that prisons are so dreary?
(a) It is part of the punishment.
(b) To save money on lighting.
(c) The criminals are considered evil and should be kept in the dark.
(d) The type of people who work in prisons like dreary places.

7. What is the name of the steamer Grace and McDermott take from Toronto?
(a) Belle Victoria.
(b) Transit.
(c) Placid.
(d) Lady Luck.

8. Where was Nancy working when she had a baby, according to common knowledge?
(a) At the Wrights.
(b) At Kinnear’s.
(c) At the Flynns.
(d) She never had a baby.

9. What does McDermott tell Jamie is the reason that McDermott has the shotgun in his hands?
(a) He is shooting birds.
(b) He is cleaning it for Mr. Kinnear.
(c) He is going squirrel hunting.
(d) He thought he saw a vagabond.

10. What is the name of the horse Mr. Kinnear drives to pick Grace up when she arrives in Richmond Hill?
(a) Socks.
(b) Charley.
(c) Spots.
(d) Penny.

11. What book mentioned has a pair of eyes in it from a woman named Nancy?
(a) Oliver Twist.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Great Expectations.
(d) Crime and Punishment.

12. Why does one of Grace’s jailers say he hopes the hanging scaffold is high?
(a) So she is sure to die when she drops.
(b) So he can get a good look at her ankles.
(c) Because she’s going to hell and will have farther to fall.
(d) No jailer says that to Grace.

13. What does McDermott say should be done to Kinnear and Nancy when McDermott is drunk?
(a) Someone should poison their food.
(b) They should have their gold stolen.
(c) They should be knocked over the head and thrown in the cellar.
(d) The house should be burned down around them.

14. With whom is Dr. Dupont staying near the prison?
(a) He is staying with Mrs. Quinnell.
(b) He is renting a room at the inn.
(c) He is staying with his aunt.
(d) He is staying at the governor’s house.

15. What kind of a stock investment does Dr. Jordan’s mother talk about in her letter?
(a) Hot air balloons.
(b) Automatic rifles.
(c) Sewing machines.
(d) Timber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grace say is the reason Mr. Verringer is so proper?

2. What does Dr. Jordan thank his mother for when he attempts to write her?

3. What does Grace say to McDermott when he tells her they will soon be married?

4. What happens when McDermott shoots the gun at Grace?

5. Why does Nancy lend Grace a dress in Chapter 8?

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