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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what event is Jordan invited at the governor’s house?
(a) Saturday morning garden club.
(b) Bridge club.
(c) Tuesday Discussion Circle.
(d) Dinner with the whole family.

2. What does George do when Mary becomes pregnant?
(a) He does not follow through on his marriage proposal.
(b) He marries her.
(c) He has her fired.
(d) He accuses her of sleeping with his brother.

3. What does Grace think McDermott might as well have been when the doctors got hold of his dead body?
(a) Salted bacon.
(b) A lump of earth.
(c) Nothing, she did not think about that.
(d) A beef cow.

4. What does Grace say was her family’s religion?
(a) Protestant.
(b) Anglican.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

5. What does Jordan see as the main difference between European and North American servants?
(a) The servants in Europe are better dressed.
(b) The servants in Europe demand more money.
(c) The servants in Canada are better trained.
(d) The servants in Europe know their place.

6. Where does Simon Jordan sneak in his house when he is a boy?
(a) His parents’ bedroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The servants’ quarters.
(d) The stables.

7. What is the first thing Mary has Grace do in order to make her presentable at her new job?
(a) Put on shoes.
(b) Wear different clothes.
(c) Take a bath.
(d) Nothing.

8. Why does Effie try to hang herself?
(a) Her boyfriend dies in prison.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) Her husband leaves her.
(d) Her father abuses her badly.

9. What happens to Mrs. Humphreys’s housekeeper?
(a) She quits.
(b) Nothing.
(c) She dies.
(d) She moves to get married.

10. How does McDermott kill Kinnear?
(a) Bashed him in the head with a sledge hammer.
(b) Breaks his neck.
(c) Shoots him in the heart.
(d) Slits his throat.

11. What color and design is on the dress Nancy wears in Grace’s dream?
(a) Navy blue with boats on it.
(b) White with embroidered horses around the bottom.
(c) Pale with pink rosebuds.
(d) Scarlet with green leaves.

12. How many siblings does Grace say she has?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

13. How old is Grace at the beginning of Alias Grace?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 24.
(d) 23.

14. What does Grace say is the reason she can be frank with Jordan?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) She was never a lady and her reputation is shot.
(c) He is not there to seduce her.
(d) She will never leave prison.

15. Where does Grace say it was that she stopped sharing her thoughts?
(a) At the prison.
(b) At the asylum.
(c) At home when she was a young child.
(d) When working at Kinnear’s house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Mary Whitney’s father lose his farm?

3. What does Grace say about her confession?

4. How many month’s rent does Dr. Jordan advance Mrs. Humphreys?

5. Where was McDermott hanged?

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