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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. What is the name of the steamer Grace and McDermott take from Toronto?
(a) Belle Victoria.
(b) Lady Luck.
(c) Placid.
(d) Transit.

2. What does Grace say is the reason Mr. Verringer is so proper?
(a) He is a clergyman.
(b) He is in the Canadian parliament.
(c) He is English.
(d) He is noble born.

3. What interrupts the hypnosis session with Grace?
(a) A loud alarm bell at the prison.
(b) Loud knocking of indistinct origin.
(c) Grace fainting.
(d) The governor coming into his office.

4. What does McDermott tell Grace when he is standing in her room after the murders?
(a) He is going to kill her also.
(b) Nancy is not dead yet.
(c) They must leave immediately.
(d) She must keep her part of the bargain.

5. What does Grace tell herself about the murders?
(a) They were a long time ago.
(b) She is positive she killed no one.
(c) She was not there.
(d) She cannot remember all the details.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Nancy tell McDermott he has to leave?

2. What kind of musical instrument does Jamie Walsh play?

3. What does Grace realize when she sees Dr. Jerome Dupont?

4. Why won’t Dr. Jordan be able to get a shot of whiskey at Verringer’s house?

5. What does Grace say Nancy told her the day of the murders?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nancy say about her situation when she offers Grace a job?

2. Where does Dr. Jordan travel after hearing the end of Grace’s story and what does he do there?

3. What does Grace say McDermott says about what he thinks Nancy and Kinnear deserve?

4. What does Dr. Jordan say McDermott said about the murders and what is Grace’s response?

5. What does McDermott say to Grace when he comes in her room after she wakes?

6. What does Grace’s lawyer tell Dr. Jordan and what conclusion does Dr. Jordan come to after visiting the Kinnear house and graves?

7. What does Grace tell Dr. Jordan that McDermott told her and what does she offer as a reason she had not told Nancy?

8. What does Nancy tell McDermott when she is tired of his attitude and what does McDermott then tell Grace?

9. What does Dr. Jordan decide to do about Mrs. Humphreys and what does he decide to do after that?

10. What does Grace say is how Kinnear gets killed?

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