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

2. What does Mary Whitney say about her grandmother?
(a) Her grandmother could ride any horse.
(b) Her grandmother died the night Mary was born.
(c) Her grandmother was an Indian.
(d) Her grandmother was very wealthy.

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

4. What does Lydia do when Jordan comes to the governor’s home?
(a) Introduces him as a distant cousin to friends.
(b) Flirts with him.
(c) Asks him if he is interested in Grace as more than just a patient.
(d) Nothing, she is not there.

5. Where does Simon Jordan sneak in his house when he is a boy?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) His parents’ bedroom.
(c) The servants’ quarters.
(d) The stables.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Grace go to prison?

2. What does Nancy say she will give Grace if Grace will not kill her, according to the poem?

3. What does Dr. Jordan bring Grace?

4. How does Mary Whitney’s father lose his farm?

5. What does Jordan ask the prison to do to make circumstances conducive to his research efforts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Humphreys do at the opening of Chapter 6 and what is Dr. Jordan’s response?

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

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

4. To whom does Mrs. Burt introduce Grace and what position does that woman hold? How does the woman help Grace?

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

6. What does Grace say she started doing in the asylum and what was the result of these actions?

7. What happens at the Parkinsons that changes both Mary and Grace’s circumstances?

8. What is Jordan invited to join at the governor’s house and what does Lydia do before it starts?

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

10. What does Grace talk about counting at the beginning of the Chapter and why does she change the way she counts?

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