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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. How is Jordan feeling about his research in Chapter 4?

2. From what day is Grace now counting her days?

3. What kind of quilt is Grace sewing for Lydia?

4. Why does the peddler give Grace one button more than she buys?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grace say about her behavior where she is living?

2. What is the sentencing for Grace and McDermott?

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

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

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

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

7. What first happens when a doctor comes into the parlor at the governor’s house and why does it happen?

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

9. What does Grace say is in the governor’s wife’s scrapbook and what does Grace say about some of it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the following:

Do you think most people want a happy ending in a novel? Do you think Alias Grace would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fiction and do you think Alias Grace fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Grace’s mother dies on the way to Canada. Grace’s father is alcoholic and abusive.

Discuss how Grace’s family life helped play a role in landing her in prison. Use examples from Alias Grace to support your response.

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