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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Grace tell Dr. Jordan Mary Whitney is?
(a) Her grandmother, still in Ireland.
(b) The made up name she gave at the tavern.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her cousin.

2. What does Grace do when she meets the doctor?
(a) Faints.
(b) Slaps him in the face.
(c) Runs from the room.
(d) Nothing.

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

4. What nationality was Grace’s father?
(a) Scottish.
(b) Irish.
(c) English.
(d) Canadian.

5. Who is Mrs. Parkinson’s housekeeper to whom Grace is introduced?
(a) Mrs. Riddle.
(b) Mrs. Honey.
(c) Mrs. Alderman.
(d) Mrs. Traker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the governor’s oldest daughter live?

2. How is Jordan feeling about his research in Chapter 4?

3. From what newspaper is the clip at the beginning of Chapter 2?

4. 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?

5. What kind of meeting is at the governor’s house on Tuesdays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening with Grace in the first page of Chapter 1?

2. How does Jordan describe Grace in his letter at the end of the Chapter?

3. Describe the scene where Grace dreams the peddler has something to give her?

4. Who comes to Grace’s cell, why and how does he reassure her?

5. Where does Jordan visit Grace in Chapter 4 and what does he do with her?

6. What happens to Grace’s mother and how does her father take care of them?

7. What are the circumstances of Mrs. Humphreys’s life that are so difficult?

8. Where is Grace taken after her encounter with the doctor and what does she describe there?

9. What is the poem in Chapter 2 about?

10. What does Grace say about her behavior where she is living?

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