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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what did Maud's mother really die?
(a) giving birth to Maud
(b) suicide
(c) being murdered by her husband
(d) a broken heart

2. Why is Charles, the knife boy, beaten?
(a) for forgetting to polish the silver
(b) for using a paring knife to carve a wooden dog
(c) for sharpening the wrong side of a knife
(d) for weeping over the departure of Richard

3. Where does Richard want to paint nature?
(a) in the flower garden
(b) along the Thames river
(c) at the London zoo
(d) elsewhere on the estate

4. What does Maud confess to Sue as Sue readies Maud for the marriage bed?
(a) that Maud told her uncle what was about to happen
(b) that Maud is penniless
(c) that Maud knew it was Sue who made love to her
(d) that Maud is in love with Sue

5. What is the name of Maud's maid?
(a) Agnes
(b) Ursula
(c) Heddy
(d) Jill

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maud returns to her room that night, what does Sue expect?

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

3. At what age does Maud come to live at Briar?

4. Sue considers the benefits in question 23 to be a form of _________________.

5. How does Maud's mother die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sue realize about Maud and what does Sue do about this realization?

2. How does Maud feel about this plan and what does she ultimately decide to do?

3. What is the result of the lovemaking between Sue and Maud?

4. What does Maud ask of Sue and how does Sue respond?

5. What are the circumstances of Sue's mother's death?

6. What happens when Richard, Sue and Maud arrive at the insane asylum?

7. How does Mrs. Sucksby respond to Sue's impending departure?

8. What does Maud do after dinner?

9. What is Gentleman's plan?

10. What are the details of the plan Richard concocts to free Maud and get her inheritance?

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