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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. How many pullets does Dearbhla find still in the woods around Eliza's cabin after the cabin is abandoned?
(a) 6 or 8.
(b) 4 or 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

2. Where does Mrs. Hexum take Weed after Mrs. Kasinski's accident?
(a) O'Shea's quarters.
(b) Her quarters.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Cellar.

3. Where does Weed like to dig when everyone is at chores?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In the back pasture.
(c) Back of the barn.
(d) Behind a shed.

4. How long is the asylum building?
(a) 1/2 mile.
(b) 1/8 mile.
(c) 1/3 mile.
(d) 1/4 mile.

5. 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?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tea.
(d) Brandy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many unmarried nurse attendants stay in the top-floor rooms where ConaLee sleeps in December 1874?

2. Where is Hexum's room?

3. How many times did Dr. Story meet with Papa before he escaped?

4. In December 1874, the day after the carriage ride, when does Miss Janet ask to meet with Dr. Story?

5. What do some ladies from town sell on the Sundays when the town visits the asylum?

Short Essay Questions

1. From where does Weed like to observe comings and goings at the asylum, and how does he get there?

2. What does Dearbhla remember about when Papa came?

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

4. Where is ConaLee staying by December 1874?

5. How did Papa escape from the asylum?

6. How does O'Shea die?

7. What does ConaLee notice happening in the garden when she goes to her mother's room after the carriage ride?

8. What happens during the carriage ride ConaLee takes with her mother and Dr. Story?

9. What commotion do ConaLee and her mother notice when they go inside after being on the back lawn on their second day at the asylum?

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

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