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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The train station is hung with black cloth because of the death of _______________.

3. What is the main subject of the books in Maud's uncle's library?

4. How does Richard describe Sue?

5. Part 1 is from __________ point of view.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Sue think of Maud while they are outside by Maud's mother's grave?

4. Briefly describe Sue's trip and arrival at Briar.

5. Why does Sue grow up in Mrs. Sucksby's home?

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

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

8. Describe a little of Maud's early memories.

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

10. Describe how Maud's uncle claimed her at the insane asylum.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this important chapter, the reader learns who Maud is, what she is like, and what forces and factors have made her who she is. She has been held captive in a dismal house and forced to read pornography to her uncle and his friends.

1. Did Maud revealing much of her early background change your opinion of her from Chapter 6? Why or why not?

2. Maud has been taken from a loving environment and thrown into, what seems like hell, to an eleven year old girl. Do you think the experiences at her uncle's house affected her more than the first eleven years of her life with loving nurses? Why or why not?

3. Given what Maud suffers at her uncle's house is she justified to do to Sue what she did? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Maud tells Sue she is a good girl, and Sue reminds herself that she carries the bad blood of her mother.

1. What do you think Sue means by this idea? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you believe that children can be bad because their parents are bad? Why or why not?

3. Do you believe people's personalities are influenced more by their upbringing or their DNA? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 12, Maud has been given the information that will change her life, change her identity, change her self-perception, and will change her expectations.

1. Why do you think the information Maud is given can change her so much? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. How would you feel and what would you think if you suddenly found out everything you thought about yourself was false?

3. Why do you think someone finding out she/he had parents she didn't know about would change their self-perception?

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