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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 give as the reason she cannot have sex with McDermott in Kinnear’s bed?

2. At what kind of jokes in Canada does Dr. Jordan say an American must smile?

3. What does Dr. Jordan ask Grace after Dupont hypnotizes her that makes Grace lash out at him?

4. What kind of a stock investment does Dr. Jordan’s mother talk about in her letter?

5. What song is Grace singing the first time Dr. Jordan hears her sing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does McDermott say to Grace when he comes in her room after she wakes?

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

5. What does Grace say is how Kinnear gets killed?

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

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

8. What does Grace tell Dr. Jordan about a chicken for dinner at Kinnear’s?

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

10. What does Grace say about Nancy and about McDermott after she has been at Kinnear’s a little while?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Much of what is in Alias Grace is based on historical documents, but Alias Grace is a work of fiction.

In real life, the character of Dr. Jordan does not exist. He is introduced by Atwood and plays a large role in the book. Discuss three purposes you think the character of Dr. Jordan has in Alias Grace.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Alias Grace. Trace and analyze one major theme of Alias Grace. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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