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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grace say the peddler in her dream has of hers?

2. What does Jordan do in his first conversation with Grace in an attempt to get her to open up?

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

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. Who first comes to the door after the murders?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What document starts Chapter 2?

7. What does Grace say about her family in her confession at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alias Grace seems to be an indictment of what happens to women who live in a traditional, patriarchal society.

Discuss how a reader could come to the above conclusion after reading Alias Grace. Use examples from Alias Grace to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

Identify the protagonists of the story and why you believe they are such? Identify the antagonists of the story and why you believe they are such? Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? Which, if any, characters are not essential to the story? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Often, authors will write about what they know, and sometimes knowing a little about the author makes the books more interesting. Discuss the following:

Research and give a brief biographical sketch of Margaret Atwood. Do you think there is always some of the author's own life in his/her novels? Why or why not? Give examples. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Atwood's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Atwood's probable agenda concerning that idea.

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