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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. Sue believes Maud is __________________.

2. Where does Richard want to paint nature?

3. What is the Gentleman's alleged real name?

4. What is the reason Maud believes her uncles will not allow her to marry Richard?

5. What is Maud's main reservation about this plan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sue compare Maud to and what is the symbolic significance?

2. Describe the effect of her uncle's training upon Maud.

3. What does Sue do to introduce Maud to some normal activities and why does she do so?

4. What does Sue realize about Maud and what does Sue do about this realization?

5. What is Maud's response to Richard's marriage proposal and how does Sue respond?

6. Who is the significant person introduced from Maud's point of view in Chapter 8 and what is his significance?

7. What is Sue's reaction to the play OLIVER TWIST and what does Mrs. Sucksby do?

8. What are the circumstances of Sue's mother's death?

9. Describe Maud and Sue's escape to go meet Richard.

10. How does Gentleman prepare Sue for her part in the swindle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is at this critical juncture that Sue realizes that she, not Maud, has been the pigeon in Richard's plans.

1. Some might call this twist in fate for Sue "poetic justice." Do you think that is true? Why or why not?

2. Do you think the turn of events, Sue being the dupe and Maud the manipulator, changes your view of both characters? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Sue's description of being lulled into a daze in the asylum must be compared to Maud's life at Briar. Once the comparison is made, the reader must see that the boredom, the sameness of routine, the darkness of their surroundings lull both Sue and Maud into a sort of dazed and complacent compliance.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Compare what is happening to Sue with what you have heard of people held in a long term hostage situation.

3. Explain what you think you would feel and do if you were in Sue's situation.

Essay Topic 3

Though Maud does not yet know the extent and shape of Richard's deception, her journey through dark, winding alleys to a strange house in the slums foreshadows both the deception and the twisting developments in the final stages of implementing Richard's plan.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. How does the movement through the dark, winding alleys reflect Maud's mental or spiritual darkening?

3. How has your perception of Maud changed from the first introduction of her to her passage through the dark alleys?

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