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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. About what does Maud daydream?
(a) rescuing her mother from the asylum
(b) traveling to Italy with Richard
(c) a life in London
(d) having her own mansion

8. How does Richard introduce Sue and Maud to the doctors?
(a) he tells them that both women are his sisters
(b) he tells them Maud is his sister and Sue is the maid
(c) he says Sue is his wife and Maud is the maid
(d) he tells them that Maud is his wife and Sue his mistress

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

10. How does Sue use her playing cards?
(a) to fan herself since it's so warm in the house
(b) to tell Maud's fortune
(c) to play solitaire at night
(d) to play poker for money with the other servants

11. What does Sue pawn to get money to rent a place across the street from Mrs. Sucksby's house?
(a) Maud's glove
(b) a ruby ring she stole from a nurse
(c) Charles' coat
(d) her diamond brooch

12. What happens to Richard?
(a) he is arrested for murdering Sue
(b) he is stabbed to death
(c) Maud divorces him
(d) he is given money from Maud's inheritance

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

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

15. When does Maud clearly remember the trip?
(a) when they arrive at the country church
(b) when Sue slaps her to stop her hysteria
(c) when Sue is readying her for her marriage bed
(d) when they board the boat

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richard realize that Maud is falling in love with Sue?

2. After Richard's arrival, Maud resumes her ___________________.

3. What is John Vroom sent out to get for Maud to cheer her up?

4. Why is Sue returned to the soft room?

5. Why did Richard want to get rid of Agnes?

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