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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maud give Sue one of her dresses?
(a) Maud is tired of seeing Sue in the same dress all the time
(b) Maud had ripped that dress and didn't want it
(c) Maud has too many dresses in her closet
(d) Maud wants Sue to look nice for the Gentleman

2. When is Marianne Lilly's will to be opened?
(a) after Richard is arrested
(b) upon Sue's 18th birthday
(c) upon the marriage of Maud
(d) right after Marianne Lilly dies

3. What does Maud hate about her gloves?
(a) they go up to her elbow
(b) the color
(c) when they get dirty or stained
(d) the fingers are too short for her

4. Richard Rivers upsets Maud by asking her about what?
(a) the novel she is writing
(b) her dog that just died
(c) her mother's madness
(d) her plans to travel to the United States

5. Maud thinks in the boat: "We glide, softly," she says, "in silence, into our ________.
(a) "own fulfilled dreams."
(b) "dark and separate hells."
(c) "trip to Paradise."
(d) "new life of love."

Short Answer Questions

1. What bewilders Maud when she arrives at Briar?

2. What does Sue do to encourage Maud to look favorably upon Richard?

3. To whom does Mr. Hawtrey compare Maud?

4. What is the occupation of the alleged doctors who Richard calls in for a consultation?

5. Why does Maud relate the story of her early life to the reader?

(see the answer key)

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