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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. To what does Richard introduce Maud as a ruse to have time alone with Maud?

2. From what did Maud's mother really die?

3. The staff of Briar benefits from ________________.

4. What does Sue teach Maud?

5. Sue finds Maud's appearance to be _________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Sue's impressions of Maud?

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

4. What does Sue do to introduce Maud to some normal activities and why does she do so?

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

6. Describe Maud and Sue's escape to go meet Richard.

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

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

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

10. What does Maud ask of Sue and how does Sue respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Sue feels sorry for Maud, and the future that awaits her in the madhouse. Yet Sue remains resolute in her plan to assist Gentleman in his plot to destroy her.

1. Why do you think Sue is still planning to destroy Maud even though she feels sorry for her?

2. Do you think that destroying Maud will make Sue a totally bad person? Why or why not?

3. Do you think if you were poor you could do what Sue plans to do? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Sue's description of being lulled into a daze in the asylum must be compared to Maud's life at Briar. Once the comparison is made, the reader must see that the boredom, the sameness of routine, the darkness of their surroundings lull both Sue and Maud into a sort of dazed and complacent compliance.

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

2. Compare what is happening to Sue with what you have heard of people held in a long term hostage situation.

3. Explain what you think you would feel and do if you were in Sue's situation.

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