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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 285 - 361).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Agnes tell Evangeline in Part I that Evangeline did not know was true until Agnes said it?
(a) Evangeline was pregnant.
(b) The Lord of the house was going to fire Evangeline.
(c) Evangeline was broke.
(d) Cecil was getting married to another woman.

2. How does Dr. Dunne get Hazel out of prison?
(a) He gets her a new trial and acts as her lawyer, freeing her.
(b) He selects her to work in his practice.
(c) He pays for her release.
(d) He breaks her out.

3. What does the superintendent tell Hazel about her ticket of leave?
(a) It might lead to Hazel's death.
(b) It is a privilege, not a right.
(c) It is only good for two weeks.
(d) It needs to be paid for.

4. Who takes care of Mathinna when she grows very ill?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Mrs. Crain.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Eleanor.

5. What happened to female convicts on the transport ship for repeated offenses?
(a) Their heads were roughly shaved.
(b) They were thrown overboard.
(c) They were sentenced to scrub the decks.
(d) They were sentenced to scrub pots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which street do the women have to walk down on their way to the ships in Part I?

2. What do the group of women in the prison who cause a lot of trouble call themselves?

3. Why does Agnes accuse Evangeline of trying to kill her?

4. What is oakum?

5. What does Hazel ask the authorities at the orphanage to tell Ruby for her?

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