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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the place that the coach takes Maud?
(a) a home for destitute gentlewomen
(b) the train station to send her to her uncle
(c) a luxurious motel
(d) Buckingham Palace

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

3. Maud wakes in the middle of the night and is ________________.
(a) thirsty
(b) restless
(c) talkative
(d) frightened

4. Why do the servants cut short their dinner?
(a) they must place sandbags to keep water out of the basement
(b) an airraid occurs
(c) Mr. Lilly cannot afford to feed them any longer
(d) they learn it is poisoned

5. What does Mr. Lilly require Maud to wear?
(a) gloves
(b) a hat
(c) a retainer
(d) old-fashioned clothing

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maud's response to reading from the pornographic books to her uncle and his friends?

2. How does Mrs. Sucksby explain Sue's continued absence?

3. What convinces Maud to continue with their plan about the inheritance and Sue?

4. What does the figure of the hand on the floor represent?

5. How does Mrs. Sucksby react when Maud grabs a baby and threatens to kill it?

(see the answer key)

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