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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. 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.

2. To what does Sue compare Maud's cheek?

3. What is Maud's response to reading from the pornographic books to her uncle and his friends?

4. What regulates Maud's day at Briar?

5. Sue and Maud spend the rest of the afternoon _______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are Sue's impressions of Maud?

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

10. What do Maud's gloves symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maud tries to silence Richard. Is her motive to protect Mrs. Sucksby? Is it to save Sue from the pain of knowing the true scheme and Mrs. Sucksby's indifference to her? Is it to ensure a share of Marianne Lilly's fortune that she could lose to Sue?

1. Why do you think Maud wants to silence Ricard? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. If you were Maud in this situation with Richard beginning to talk, what would you do?

3. Do you think Richard deserved to die due to his behavior and actions? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Taken into the depths of a strange city, at this moment, Maud has traded captivity by her uncle for captivity by Richard.

1. Do you think Maud's captivity by her uncle was worse than by Richard? Why or why not?

2. Does it seem to be Maud's destiny that she not be free? Why or why not?

3. What are some other ways, besides physical restraints that Maud has been held captive by her uncle?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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