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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. What does Maud dream of after she and Richard finish their plan that night?
(a) marrying Richard and having a baby
(b) moving across water
(c) being hanged for murder
(d) being confined to an insane asylum

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

3. Sue grew up in ________________.
(a) her grandmother's home
(b) an orphanage
(c) Mrs. Sucksby's home
(d) the local brothel

4. What bewilders Maud when she arrives at Briar?
(a) the dirt and grime
(b) how to use the bath
(c) the paintings in the foyer
(d) the stillness of the house

5. What does Sue realize during the wait for the elopement?
(a) that Sue has enjoyed being a maid
(b) that Sue will be jealous of Richard marrying Maud
(c) that Sue is in love with Maud
(d) that Sue feels protective of Maud

Short Answer Questions

1. Sue and Maud spend the rest of the afternoon _______________.

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

3. What does Sue do to the dress Maud gives her?

4. Who performs the marriage ceremony?

5. What is the Gentleman's alleged real name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Richard know about Maud and tells her when he climbs up to her room?

3. What does Sue compare Maud to and what is the symbolic significance?

4. Who is the significant person introduced from Maud's point of view in Chapter 8 and what is his significance?

5. How does Gentleman prepare Sue for her part in the swindle?

6. Describe the effect of her uncle's training upon Maud.

7. What is Sue's reaction to the play OLIVER TWIST and what does Mrs. Sucksby do?

8. What does Maud do after dinner?

9. How does Richard prepare for committing Maud to the insane asylum?

10. What is Maud's response to Richard's marriage proposal and how does Sue respond?

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