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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 Dr. Jordan thank his mother for when he attempts to write her?

2. Who helps Grace get away from the implement dealer?

3. What does Dr. Jordan bring with him when he talks to Grace shortly before she is hypnotized?

4. What happens to Grace when she gets out of prison?

5. What does Grace tell people on the ferry when they ask her questions about where she is going?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dr. Dupont do with Grace and what does Grace say when Dr. Jordan asks her if she had sex with McDermott?

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

4. Where does Nancy ask Grace to go with her and what does she lend her for the occasion?

5. What ultimately happens to Grace?

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

7. What does Nancy tell McDermott when she is tired of his attitude and what does McDermott then tell Grace?

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

9. What does Grace’s lawyer tell Dr. Jordan and what conclusion does Dr. Jordan come to after visiting the Kinnear house and graves?

10. What does Grace tell Dr. Jordan that McDermott told her and what does she offer as a reason she had not told Nancy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

Compare/contrast the characters of Grace and Mary Whitney. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast

the characters of Mary Whitney and Nancy Montgomery. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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