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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. What does McDermott tell Grace when he is standing in her room after the murders?
(a) She must keep her part of the bargain.
(b) Nancy is not dead yet.
(c) He is going to kill her also.
(d) They must leave immediately.

2. What does Grace give as the reason she cannot have sex with McDermott in Kinnear’s bed?
(a) Not with Kinnear dead in the cellar.
(b) She has slept in the bed with Nancy.
(c) It is too soft.
(d) It has blood on it.

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

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

5. What does Grace sell to Jeremiah that she inherited from Mary?
(a) A vase, an apron, and a pair of boots.
(b) A gold ring, a box, and a dress.
(c) A pair of boots, a gold ring, and a small wooden flute.
(d) A dress, a vase, and a locket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McDermott tell Jamie is the reason that McDermott has the shotgun in his hands?

2. What book mentioned has a pair of eyes in it from a woman named Nancy?

3. Why is Dr. Jordan uncertain about interviewing Mrs. Moodie?

4. Why does Annie Little pinch Grace at breakfast?

5. What does Grace say when the governor’s wife calls her by name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grace say about Nancy Montgomery’s appearance when Grace meets Nancy?

2. What happens when the governor’s wife calls Grace by name when she is with Dr. Dupont and Dr. Jordan?

3. What does Dr. Dupont do with Grace and what does Grace say when Dr. Jordan asks her if she had sex with McDermott?

4. Why is Dr. Jordan having a difficult time at his rented room?

5. What does Grace remember after she wakes with Dr. Dupont and how does Dr. Jordan feel about his involvement with Grace?

6. Why is Dr. Jordan upset when he leaves the governor’s house at the beginning of Chapter 7?

7. What does Rev. Verringer suggest Dr. Jordan talk about with the Tuesday Circle and why does Verringer suggest this?

8. What does Dr. Jordan say McDermott said about the murders and what is Grace’s response?

9. What does Jerome Dupont ask Dr. Jordan and what does Grace realize about Dupont?

10. What does Dr. Jordan decide to do about Mrs. Humphreys and what does he decide to do after that?

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