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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In December 1874, the day after the carriage ride, when does Miss Janet ask to meet with Dr. Story?
(a) Mid-morning.
(b) After lunch.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Before breakfast.

2. In 1874, how long has Dr. Story's mother been deceased?
(a) A decade.
(b) A dozen years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 14 years.

3. After ConaLee and her mother's first walk on the asylum grounds with Nurse Blevins and Mrs. Kasinski what does Nurse Blevins think they will ahve for dinner?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Ham.
(d) Venison.

4. What color tablecloths cover the tables in the asylum dining room?
(a) Blue.
(b) Cream.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

5. How old is Dr. Story in 1874?
(a) 43.
(b) 44.
(c) 45.
(d) 42.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far of a ride is it from the asylum to the ridge where Dearbhla lives?

2. What does Dr. Story serve himself and O'Shea when they meet in Dr. Story's office after the carriage ride where animals cross the road?

3. How long does it take Weed to deliver the food for meals on the train?

4. In December 1874, where does Weed find Hexum when the cooks send him to find her as lady patients queue for breakfast?

5. What type of accent does the man have who calls himself Papa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dearbhla remember about when Papa came?

2. How is food brought to the dining rooms of the asylum?

3. How did O'Shea help Dr. Story when he first arrived at the asylum?

4. What does Weed do when Mrs. Hexum takes him to O'Shea's room after the altercation with Papa?

5. How does O'Shea die?

6. What is the regimen at the asylum?

7. What does Dearbhla notice as she watches Papa from the footpath from her cabin in March 1874?

8. How does the fire start at the asylum?

9. What does Eira Blevins tell ConaLee about Papa?

10. What happens to the storekeeper's wife, and how does the storekeeper buy Dearbhla's silence?

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