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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. Sue compares Maud to __________.

2. Maud's uncle tells her that she has been brought to him, not to make a lady of her, but to be a ___________ to him.

3. Maud is ______________________when Sue goes in to her the next morning.

4. Mr. Ibbs deals in

5. The staff of Briar benefits from ________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Gentleman's plan?

6. What is Sue's reaction to the play OLIVER TWIST and what does Mrs. Sucksby do?

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

8. What happens when Richard, Sue and Maud arrive at the insane asylum?

9. How does Mrs. Sucksby respond to Sue's impending departure?

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

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 more innocent than Maud, even being raised by criminals? Why or why not?

2. What are some ways that a child loses innocence in life? Use examples from your life and the book to support your definition.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

She remains silent, realizing that she cannot reject Richard's plan lest she lose everything, including Sue, and spend the rest of her life at Briar. She convinces herself that it is love that makes her move ahead with the plan that will harm Sue.

1. Why do you think Maud believes she is carrying out Richard's plan because of love? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Maud is lying to herself, convincing herself that what she does is better for Sue. What do you think is the differences in consequences between lying to yourself and lying to others? Use examples from the book and your life to support your answer.

3. Do you think the fact that Maud has to rationalize her behavior means she's not a bad person? Why or why not?

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