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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Maud and Mrs. Sucksby move towards Richard holding the knife?
(a) to protect him from Sue
(b) to catch him before he flees
(c) because he threatens to tell Sue the truth
(d) to help him escape

2. Who is the woman that examines Maud at the house to which Richard takes Maud?
(a) Maud's mother
(b) Maud's grandmother
(c) Sue's mother
(d) Mrs. Sucksby

3. During the day before their escape, Maud and Sue visit ______________.
(a) Maud's mother's grave
(b) the stables to say goodbye to Maud's filly
(c) the root cellar to steal some food for the trip
(d) Mr. Lilly to gloat secretly

4. What is the remedy for Sue's screaming in the asylum?
(a) removing her tongue
(b) tying her to her bed
(c) a gag
(d) the cold water plunge

5. What does Maud refuse to do for Sue?
(a) teach her to read and write
(b) have meals with Sue
(c) button up Sue's dress in the mornings
(d) show her where her room is

6. What is Agnes' parting admonishment to Maud?
(a) to say her prayers and include Agnes in them
(b) to remember to wash her gloves every night
(c) to be careful when riding her horse
(d) that Maud will not be able to abuse Richard as easily as Maud abused Agnes

7. What are Sue's plans for Maud when Sue finds her?
(a) to murder Maud
(b) to ask Maud to run away with her
(c) to expose the truth of what Maud did to Sue
(d) to tell Maud that Sue is the real Maud Lilly

8. What does Mrs. Sucksby do right after Marianne Lilly gives birth?
(a) switches Marianne Lilly's baby with that of another baby
(b) smothers the baby
(c) murders Marianne Lilly
(d) writes Marianne Lilly's father about the birth

9. Who does Sue see through the upper story window in Mrs. Sucksby's house?
(a) Mrs. Sucksby and Maud
(b) Richard
(c) John Vromm
(d) Mr. Lilly

10. What is John Vroom sent out to get for Maud to cheer her up?
(a) chocolate almond fudge ice cream
(b) a bird in a cage
(c) a greyhound puppy
(d) Sue from the insane asylum

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

12. What does Sue call Maud, which surprises Maud?
(a) a mean person
(b) your ladyship
(c) a good girl
(d) your majesty

13. After the cold water plunge, what happens to Sue's memory?
(a) she has hypothermia
(b) she kills herself
(c) she asks for it again as a means to cool off
(d) she begins to believe she is Maud

14. What does the two of hearts signify in fortune telling?
(a) a happy fortune
(b) a future trip
(c) imminent death
(d) a love relationship

15. What does Maud call Richard after the doctors leave?
(a) a saint
(b) Richard the Lion Hearted
(c) the devil
(d) her knight in shining armor

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Charles and Sue go after Sue escapes from the asylum?

2. Why was Mrs. Sucksby Marianne Lilly's midwife?

3. Who does Maud decide to turn to for help?

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

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

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