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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nancy lend Grace a dress in Chapter 8?
(a) Nancy wants Grace to go to church with her.
(b) Nancy does not lend Grace a dress.
(c) Mr. Kinnear wanted Grace to look good for company.
(d) Grace’s dress got wet in the river.

2. What kind of work does Mr. Watson, one of Grace’s employers, do?
(a) Tavern owner.
(b) Banker.
(c) Shoemaker.
(d) Merchant.

3. What does Grace say to McDermott when he says he is going to kill Nancy in bed at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Wake me up before you do.
(b) Don’t do that, you might hit me as I am sleeping with her.
(c) It will get the bed messy
(d) Why don’t you just leave and start another life somewhere else?

4. What does Sally tell Grace when Grace asks her about going to work at the Kinnears?
(a) It is probably not a good position for a young girl.
(b) It is very far from town.
(c) It sounds like a great idea.
(d) Mr. Kinnear is not a gentleman.

5. Of what does Grace say Mrs. Moodie reminds her?
(a) a rabbit.
(b) A beetle.
(c) A snake.
(d) A cat.

6. What does Grace’s lawyer think is the reason Grace never gives Dr. Jordan a straight answer?
(a) Grace still hopes for freedom.
(b) Grace is in love with Dr. Jordan.
(c) Grace is a pathological liar.
(d) Grace does not know the answer to many questions.

7. What does Nancy tell Grace to do for dinner that Grace does not want to do?
(a) Kill a chicken.
(b) Clean some fish.
(c) Cook collard greens.
(d) Pluck the feathers from a pheasant.

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

9. Where does Grace find herself after she faints when McDermott points a gun at her?
(a) In Nancy’s room.
(b) On the ground in front of the house.
(c) In her own bed.
(d) On the kitchen floor.

10. Who helps Grace get away from the implement dealer?
(a) Jeremiah.
(b) Jamie Walsh.
(c) James McDermott.
(d) Thomas Kinnear.

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

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

13. Why is Mrs. Humphreys crying when Dr. Jordan returns from Grace’s hypnotism?
(a) Her husband has been killed.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) Her husband is returning.
(d) The bank is foreclosing on her house.

14. Why is Dr. Jordan uncertain about interviewing Mrs. Moodie?
(a) He does not have the money for travel.
(b) He questions the veracity of her account.
(c) She has no desire to talk about Grace.
(d) He does not know where to find her.

15. What does Grace say to McDermott when he is sitting on the front porch staring vacantly?
(a) What are you thinking about?
(b) Be a man.
(c) Wake up.
(d) Do you need to sleep?

Short Answer Questions

1. What song is Grace singing the first time Dr. Jordan hears her sing?

2. Why won’t Dr. Jordan be able to get a shot of whiskey at Verringer’s house?

3. What does Grace say about her relationship with McDermott?

4. Where was Nancy working when she had a baby, according to common knowledge?

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

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