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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Mary has Grace do in order to make her presentable at her new job?

2. What does Grace say about her confession?

3. Who does Grace tell Dr. Jordan Mary Whitney is?

4. What does Mary think Grace should do instead of being a servant?

5. What does Jordan place in front of Grace at the beginning of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grace tell Dr. Jordan about working at Mrs. Parkinson’s with Mary?

2. What first happens when a doctor comes into the parlor at the governor’s house and why does it happen?

3. What is Jordan invited to join at the governor’s house and what does Lydia do before it starts?

4. What does Grace say about her family in her confession at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. Who comes to Grace’s cell, why and how does he reassure her?

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

7. What document starts Chapter 2?

8. Where does Jordan visit Grace in Chapter 4 and what does he do with her?

9. Where is Grace taken after her encounter with the doctor and what does she describe there?

10. Why is Reverend Verringer meeting with Jordan and what does Jordan believe of the Reverend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is never any conclusion in the book as to Grace’s guilt or innocence.

Do you think Grace was innocent or guilty of the crime for which she was imprisoned? Why or why not? Use examples from Alias Grace to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

In the era of Grace Mark’s life people in both prisons and insane asylums were put on display for the curious. Atwood says this shows how society views those who are different as objects rather than as human.

Discuss the ways in which Grace is seen as an object in Alias Grace. Use examples from Alias Grace to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven or action driven? Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why? Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character are developed to the same degree? Why or why not? What type of plot do you think Alias Grace is? Explain your response.

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