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

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

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

4. Why does Maud pass the day in a stupor?
(a) she drinks vodka tonics all the time
(b) she does not sleep well because the bed is hard
(c) she has been drugged
(d) she is trying a new pill for depression

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sue call Maud, which surprises Maud?

2. Maud wonders if she will be a _____________ wandering the halls of Briar.

3. What is wrong with Nurse Bacon?

4. How does Richard get rid of Maud?

5. What does Maud think is possible after the money is claimed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maud learn when she demands to know where she is when arriving at Mrs. Sucksby's house?

2. How is Sue's experience at the insane asylum similar to that of Maud at her uncle's house?

3. What does Maud do with the razor she stole from her uncle?

4. How does Sue feel about Maud, who was partially responsible for Sue being in the asylum?

5. What happens when Richard, Maud and Sue are out on the grounds and Richard observes Maud watching Sue sleep?

6. What does Sue say to Maud the first night she is in the bed with Maud and what is Maud's reaction?

7. How does Maud react to being at the house on Lant Street and how does Richard react to Maud's accusations?

8. What are the key developments in this chapter?

9. What does Maud give to Sue and what does that foreshadow?

10. What is Mrs. Sucksby's reaction to Maud's return?

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