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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 happens one night that changes Dr. Jordan and Mrs. Humphreys’s relationship?
(a) She hires another maid.
(b) Her husband returns.
(c) Dr. Jordan gets involved with a bar maid.
(d) She crawls in his bed one night.

2. What happens to Grace when she gets out of prison?
(a) She moves back to Toronto.
(b) She moves to New York and marries Jamie.
(c) She stays in Kingston, working for the governor’s family.
(d) She moves to Ireland.

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

4. On what does Grace sleep in the prison?
(a) A pallet on the floor.
(b) A niche in the wall with a cotton mattress.
(c) A straw mattress.
(d) A cotton mattress on a frame.

5. What is the name of Grace’s lawyer?
(a) William Blackstone.
(b) Paul Truman.
(c) Kenneth MacKenzie.
(d) Richard O’Riley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work does Mr. Watson, one of Grace’s employers, do?

2. What does Grace realize when she sees Dr. Jerome Dupont?

3. When does Nancy tell McDermott he has to leave?

4. What does the prison do to a woman if there are too many marks against her?

5. Why is Dr. Jordan becoming disorganized and disoriented at home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Grace say McDermott says about what he thinks Nancy and Kinnear deserve?

3. What does Grace’s lawyer tell Dr. Jordan and what conclusion does Dr. Jordan come to after visiting the Kinnear house and graves?

4. What does Jamie Walsh say at Grace’s trial that hurts her chances of acquittal?

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

6. What does Grace plan to do when McDermott and she arrive in Lewiston and what changes her plan?

7. Why is Grace worried about coming to the end of her story?

8. Where does Dr. Jordan travel after hearing the end of Grace’s story and what does he do there?

9. Where does McDermott kill Nancy and what does Grace say he says to Grace?

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

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