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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 George do when Mary becomes pregnant?

2. What does Jordan see as the main difference between European and North American servants?

3. What is the name of the prison where Grace is an inmate?

4. What book does the governor’s wife have that tells of fashion in the United States?

5. What does Grace think of the stories written about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does Mrs. Burt introduce Grace and what position does that woman hold? How does the woman help Grace?

2. What is happening with Grace in the first page of Chapter 1?

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

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

5. What does the visitor to Grace’s cell give her and what does Grace do about it?

6. What is the poem in Chapter 2 about?

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

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

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

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

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

Alias Grace belongs to the historical novel genre. Discuss the following:

Define the literary term "genre" and name three other genres in addition to the historical novel genre. What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning a genre to a novel? What do you think is the difference between a historical novel and a novel or mystery?

Essay Topic 3

Characters are an important part of what makes Alias Grace interesting. Discuss the following:

Thoroughly discuss and analyze Grace Marks. What are her strengths and weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she usually likable? Seldom likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas. Use the same criteria to thoroughly discuss and analyze Dr. Jordan.

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