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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. After Marie is dropped off by Will, she is met by a courier who locks her inside of what type of building?
(a) A shed.
(b) An apartment.
(c) An outhouse.
(d) A house.

2. In what location did Grace grow up with her parents and two older sisters?
(a) Westport, Connecticut.
(b) San Francisco, California.
(c) Baltimore, Maryland.
(d) Topeka, Kansas.

3. Part of the reason Marie accepts the mysterious offer of work in Chapter 3 is because she will make how many times the amount she makes as a typist?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

4. How many months have passed since Eleanor presented Marie with "the option of giving up and going home" (95)?
(a) 1.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

5. What action does Grace take in Chapter 8 that causes her to feel guilt around her loss of Tom?
(a) She uses the title of Missus.
(b) She uses her maiden name.
(c) She uses the title of Miss.
(d) She refers to herself as single.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what sort of profession does Grace's boss Frankie work?

2. The narrator describes her workplace of Bleeker and Sons as "a law practice for" (42) whom?

3. Marie recalls receiving her butterfly-shaped locket on which occasion?

4. In what month does Marie participate in her first run with the other operatives in Chapter 5?

5. Eleanor is described using all but which one of the following terms?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Grace return to Grand Central Station for a second time, though she had vowed never to go there again?

2. How does Marie end up locked in a shed in Chapter 9?

3. Discuss an instance in Chapter 10 when Jenoff utilizes the motif of dreams.

4. For what purpose does Eleanor visit Arasaig House in Chapter 6?

5. In what way does the theme of guilt arise within Chapter 8 in relation to Grace?

6. What shocking information does Grace discover about the suitcase's owner at the end of Chapter 8?

7. Name three traits the narrator of Chapter 2 attributes to Eleanor.

8. In what way is the theme of sacrifice depicted within Marie's account presented in Chapter 3?

9. What shocking discovery does Grace make at the end of Chapter 4?

10. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Eleanor learned to be ruthless very early in life.

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