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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. How does Richard contrive to be able to see and talk to Maud every day?

2. Who takes responsibility for the murder?

3. What does Richard say when Maud accuses him of planning to murder her?

4. Who cuts open Maud's bag to examine the contents?

5. What do Sue and Maud pack for the trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Richard get Agnes out of the house?

2. Briefly describe Sue's experience in the insane asylum.

3. What changes Maud during the night after the outing and what does Maud do about it?

4. What is Mrs. Sucksby's reaction to Maud's return?

5. What happens when Maud finally escapes?

6. Give a brief description of what Mr. Lilly has to say in the letter to Richard and how Maud feels about the letter.

7. What does Maud learn when she demands to know where she is when arriving at Mrs. Sucksby's house?

8. What does Maud think about as she readies for her escape from Briar?

9. What does Sue say to Maud the first night she is in the bed with Maud and what is Maud's reaction?

10. When Richard returns from London, what must Maud commit herself to doing in the time left before her escape?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sue considers speaking to Mr. Lilly or to Maud to try to save Maud from the fate that awaits her. Her loyalty to Mrs. Sucksby, her desire to make her fortune, and her respect for Maud's innate goodness hold her back.

1. Why do you think Sue's respect for Maud's "innate goodness" would keep her from stopping the con?

2. This is a critical junction in Sue's life where she can stop what is happening to Maud. She doesn't partly due to her loyalty to Mrs. Sucksby. Do you think keeping loyal to Mrs. Sucksby is as important as not letting Ricard con Maud? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Maud's uncle has visited the sins of her mother on Maud and cast her aside.

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

2. Do you think people are often judged by the actions or background of their parents? Why or why not?

3. Do you think DNA can influence someone to become a certain person? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Though Maud does not yet know the extent and shape of Richard's deception, her journey through dark, winding alleys to a strange house in the slums foreshadows both the deception and the twisting developments in the final stages of implementing Richard's plan.

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

2. How does the movement through the dark, winding alleys reflect Maud's mental or spiritual darkening?

3. How has your perception of Maud changed from the first introduction of her to her passage through the dark alleys?

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