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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 does Dr. Jordan ask Grace after Dupont hypnotizes her that makes Grace lash out at him?

2. At what location is Grace hypnotized?

3. With whom is Dr. Dupont staying near the prison?

4. What does McDermott tell Grace when he is standing in her room after the murders?

5. What does Grace sell to Jeremiah that she inherited from Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dr. Jordan having a difficult time at his rented room?

2. What does Jerome Dupont ask Dr. Jordan and what does Grace realize about Dupont?

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

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

5. Where does McDermott kill Nancy and what does Grace say he says to Grace?

6. What happens when the governor’s wife calls Grace by name when she is with Dr. Dupont and Dr. Jordan?

7. What does Dr. Dupont do with Grace and what does Grace say when Dr. Jordan asks her if she had sex with McDermott?

8. What happens when McDermott threatens Grace with a gun?

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

10. What does Grace plan to do when McDermott and she arrive in Lewiston and what changes her plan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the following:

Do you think most people want a happy ending in a novel? Do you think Alias Grace would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fiction and do you think Alias Grace fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

Identify the protagonists of the story and why you believe they are such? Identify the antagonists of the story and why you believe they are such? Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot? Which, if any, characters are not essential to the story? Explain.

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