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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maud do with a razor?
(a) slits her uncle's throat
(b) slits her wrists because she has changed her mind about the plan
(c) destroys a number of her uncle's pornographic books
(d) murders Sue

2. Why does Maud have to learn enough about life in the Borough?
(a) so she can take care of Mrs. Sucksby
(b) in case there is not money, she can steal for a living
(c) to be able to impersonate Sue before lawyers
(d) so she will feel comfortable living there

3. To whom does Mr. Hawtrey compare Maud?
(a) Helen of Troy
(b) Queen Elizabeth I
(c) Clarissa
(d) Galatea, a nymph sculpted in marble

4. What does Maud think is possible after the money is claimed?
(a) that Richard will divorce her
(b) that she will be murdered
(c) that Maud will be allowed to return to Mr. Lilly
(d) that Richard and Sue will marry

5. What does Mr. Hawtrey do when Maud appears in his store?
(a) he introduces Maud to his wife and daughters
(b) he hires a coach to take her to a place where she can eat and sleep
(c) he has the police arrest her for trespassing
(d) he contacts Mr. Lilly

6. Who visits Sue in the asylum?
(a) Charles, the knife boy from Briar
(b) Mrs. Sucksby
(c) Mr. Hawtrey
(d) Mr. Lilly

7. Who is the daughter of Marianne Lilly?
(a) Marianne Lilly has no daughter
(b) Sue
(c) Maud
(d) Marianne Lilly daughter died at a young age

8. What is wrong with Nurse Bacon?
(a) she has had an ear cut off
(b) she has swollen and painful hands
(c) her legs are twisted from polio
(d) she has a broken hip

9. What does Maud give Charles for Sue when Charles comes to the door of Mrs. Sucksby's house?
(a) a letter
(b) money
(c) the folded two of hearts card
(d) a new dress

10. What card falls out when Sue is telling Maud her fortune?
(a) ace of spades
(b) queen of hearts
(c) two of hearts
(d) jack of clubs

11. What does Sue think Maud's uncle is doing?
(a) making a map of the known world
(b) compiling a dictionary
(c) keeping account books for the Duke
(d) writing a novel about the queen

12. Why was Mrs. Sucksby Marianne Lilly's midwife?
(a) because she is Marianne Lilly's aunt
(b) because Marianne Lilly is unmarried
(c) because Marianne Lilly paid her a huge sum
(d) because Mrs. Sucksby is the best midwife in London

13. How does Richard get Maud into the gardens?
(a) by saying it's time for Maud to paint nature
(b) by asking permission of Mr. Lilly
(c) by helping her climb down the trellis
(d) by promising her a kiss

14. How does Richard get rid of Maud?
(a) he writes a false letter saying she is needed by her mother
(b) he makes it look as though she has scarlet fever
(c) he pays her to leave
(d) he murders her

15. What does Maud decide to do about her situation?
(a) to hitch a ride back to Briar
(b) to return to Mrs. Sucksby's home on Lant Street
(c) to ask the local constable for help
(d) to hire someone to murder Richard

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sue and Maud pack for the trip?

2. Why does Maud pass the day in a stupor?

3. How does Richard contrive to be able to see and talk to Maud every day?

4. When is Marianne Lilly's will to be opened?

5. What does Sue pawn to get money to rent a place across the street from Mrs. Sucksby's house?

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