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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jordan think Dora might do on purpose?
(a) Dirty his shirts.
(b) Overcook his eggs.
(c) Come into his room when he is dressing.
(d) Track mud into his room.

2. How is Jordan feeling about his research in Chapter 4?
(a) Cautious and having doubts.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Very excited.
(d) Motivated.

3. What does McDermott do first to Nancy according to the poem?
(a) Break her neck.
(b) Put a knife through her heart.
(c) Throw her in the cellar.
(d) Strike her on the head with an axe.

4. What did they do with McDermott’s head after he was hanged?
(a) Stuck it on a pike outside the jail.
(b) Buried it with the body.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Made a plaster cast of it.

5. Where does Grace work at the prison?
(a) In the laundry.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the governor’s home.
(d) In the sewing center.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did James McDermott hold at the Kinnear home?

2. Who first comes to the door after the murders?

3. What does Grace say is the reason she can be frank with Jordan?

4. What does Dr. Jordan bring Grace?

5. What does Nancy say she will give Grace if Grace will not kill her, according to the poem?

(see the answer key)

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