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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. What does Sue realize about Maud's feelings for Richard?

2. What is Maud's main reservation about this plan?

3. Part 1 is from __________ point of view.

4. Why does Sue teach Maud about some normal activities of life?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Maud the morning after her wedding night?

5. What are Sue's impressions of Maud?

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

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

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

9. Why does Maud relate the story of her coming to Briar?

10. What does the reader learn about the people Gentleman plans to swindle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Sue is now a prisoner of a dark and dismal place. As Maud's spirit was broken at Briar by her uncle and Mrs. Stiles, the housekeeper, so the doctor plans to break Sue's spirit, and her delusion, in the madhouse.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. It seems that Maud and Sue has switched places, the asylum metaphorically similar to Maud's uncle's house and Mrs. Sucksby's house where Sue thought she had a happy childhood. Do you think this switch will result in Sue becoming more like Maud and vice versus? Why or why not?

3. Do you think realistically, one would be able to maintain love for a person who did to Sue what Maud did? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Chapter 9 touches upon several key themes of the novel: what is goodness, what is innocence, what is truth.

1. Do you think Sue is a good person? How about Maud? Why or why not?

2. How would you define goodness? Use examples from your life and the book to support your definition.

3. Write a short essay about a person you know or know about who you believe has a basic goodness in them.

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