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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 kind of gloves would Grace like to have?

2. What is in the scrapbook the governor’s wife keeps?

3. What color are Grace’s eyes?

4. What happens to Mrs. Humphreys in Dr. Jordan’s room at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. What does Grace do when she meets the doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grace say is in the governor’s wife’s scrapbook and what does Grace say about some of it?

2. What happens at the Parkinsons that changes both Mary and Grace’s circumstances?

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

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

5. What happens to Grace’s mother and how does her father take care of them?

6. How are hysterics defined at the beginning of Chapter 6?

7. What is the sentencing for Grace and McDermott?

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

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

10. What is the poem in Chapter 2 about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alias Grace seems to be an indictment of what happens to women who live in a traditional, patriarchal society.

Discuss how a reader could come to the above conclusion after reading Alias Grace. Use examples from Alias Grace to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

Compare/contrast the characters of Grace and Mary Whitney. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast

the characters of Mary Whitney and Nancy Montgomery. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

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