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1. What is happening with Grace in the first page of Chapter 1?

Alias Grace begins with a recurrent dream that Grace Marks has.

2. Who narrates Chapter 1 and what does she say about her present circumstances as to where she is, how old she is and what year it is?

Grace narrates this chapter and states that it is 1851, she is twenty-four years old, and is in prison.

3. What does Grace say about her behavior where she is living?

She is a model prisoner, she claims, but it is difficult. Grace says she has to be quiet and good to be a model prisoner and that the governor’s wife says she is a good prisoner.

4. What document starts Chapter 2?

A clip from the Toronto Mirror from November 23, 1843 and a statement from the Punishment Book from the Kingston Penitentiary start Chapter 2.

5. What is the poem in Chapter 2 about?

It is a long poem written about Grace Marks and James McDermott.

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