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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 do with the clothes she had been wearing when the murders take place?

2. What does Grace say Nancy told her the day of the murders?

3. With what task does Mr. Kinnear help Grace that Nancy sees?

4. What does Miss Lydia tell Grace about Jerome DuPont?

5. What kind of musical instrument does Jamie Walsh play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ultimately happens to Grace?

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

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

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

5. What happens when McDermott threatens Grace with a gun?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of what is in Alias Grace is based on historical documents, but Alias Grace is a work of fiction.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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Grace seems to make several bad decisions in her life which lead to her ending up in prison.

Discuss, in depth, two decisions Grace makes which you think might have changed the course of her life if she had made a different choice. Use examples from Alias Grace to support your response.

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