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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. Maud wonders if she will be a _____________ wandering the halls of Briar.
(a) happily married woman
(b) lonely woman
(c) ghost
(d) lesbian

2. How does Richard contrive to be able to see and talk to Maud every day?
(a) he offers to give her painting lessons
(b) by climbing up the trellis to her room
(c) he dresses as a maid who delivers her meals to her
(d) by asking her uncle's permission

3. What about Sue's arrival momentarily distresses Maud?
(a) Sue comes in and Maud falls in love with her immediately
(b) Sue has typhoid
(c) Sue tells Maud about the plan Richard and Sue made
(d) Sue is late

4. What does Maud do with a razor?
(a) slits her wrists because she has changed her mind about the plan
(b) destroys a number of her uncle's pornographic books
(c) slits her uncle's throat
(d) murders Sue

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Hawtrey do when Maud appears in his store?

2. What are Sue's plans for Maud when Sue finds her?

3. To whom does Marianne Lilly leave her fortune?

4. How does Mrs. Sucksby react when Maud grabs a baby and threatens to kill it?

5. What foreshadowing happens when Maud gives Sue one of her dresses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Maud finally escapes?

2. What does Maud think about as she readies for her escape from Briar?

3. Describe Maud and Sue's first interaction.

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

5. What story about Maud does Richard and Mrs. Sucksby reveal to Maud?

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

7. Why does Richard suggest to Mr. Lilly that Richard teach Maud to paint?

8. Give a brief description of what Mr. Lilly has to say in the letter to Richard and how Maud feels about the letter.

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

10. When Richard returns from London, what must Maud commit herself to doing in the time left before her escape?

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