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

2. From what book in the Bible does Dr. Jordan quote to Grace?
(a) None.
(b) Psalms.
(c) The Gospel of Mark.
(d) The Book of Job.

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

4. What does Jordan ask the prison to do to make circumstances conducive to his research efforts?
(a) Allow her paper and pen.
(b) Let her come and go as she pleases.
(c) Feed her more food than normal.
(d) Keep her in a steady routine.

5. What does Mary think Grace should do instead of being a servant?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A nanny.
(c) A street walker.
(d) A cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grace say is the reason she can be frank with Jordan?

2. Who does Grace tell Dr. Jordan Mary Whitney is?

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

4. What position did James McDermott hold at the Kinnear home?

5. What kind of gloves would Grace like to have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Grace tell Dr. Jordan about working at Mrs. Parkinson’s with Mary?

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

4. Why is Reverend Verringer meeting with Jordan and what does Jordan believe of the Reverend?

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

6. What is the sentencing for Grace and McDermott?

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

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

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

10. How are hysterics defined at the beginning of Chapter 6?

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