WorksheetsTen Days in a Madhouse Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
(a) is the main character of Ten Days of a Madhouse.
What is Nellie Bly's job?
Journalist
House matron
She does not have a job
Therapist
Why does Nellie Bly pretend to be insane?
She isn't pretending - she is actually insane.
She wants to get free housing.
She wishes to be sent to an insane asylum in order to investigate.
She is trying to escape from her family.
How does Mrs. Stanard feel about Nellie? (CHECK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS)
Mrs. Stanard is afraid of Nellie and wants her to be sent away.
Mrs. Standard feels bad for Nellie and wants to protect her.
Mrs. Stanard believes Nellie is insane.
Mrs. Stanard is upset with Nellie because she knows Nellie is lying.
The police officer takes Nellie to (a) , where the judge will decide if she is insane or not.
Why is Nellie nervous about reporters being in the courtroom?
The reporters were hassling her.
Nellie hates reporters and thinks it is the worst career one can have.
The reporters are telling the judge to send Nellie to the island.
Nellie is a reporter herself, and she knows the reporters will find out the truth about her.
What does Nellie do in the woman's home to seem crazy? (CHECK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS)
She stays up all night.
She says the other women in the home are crazy.
She attacks Mrs. Stanard.
She sleeps outside in the snow.
Nellie obsesses over her (a) and constantly asks about their whereabouts.
"When did you come to New York?" the officer asked.
Which line comes next?
"I have lived in New York my whole life," Nellie replied.
"I did not come to New York," Nellie replied (while she added, mentally, "because I have been here for some time.")
"I am crazy and I do not know where I am from," Nellie said.
Nellie doesn't say anything in response, and stays quiet.
In paragraph 19, Nellie says,
"I commenced to shake with more than the cold, and I looked around at the strange crowd about me, composed of poorly dressed men and women with stories printed on their faces of hard lives, abuse and poverty. Some were consulting eagerly with friends, while others sat still with a look of utter hopelessness. Everywhere was a sprinkling of well-dressed, well-fed officers watching the scene passively and almost indifferently. It was only an old story with them. One more unfortunate added to a long list which had long since ceased to be of any interest or concern to them."
How does Nellie feel about the other people in the court with her awaiting their fate?
She feels indifferent and doesn't care.
She doesn't understand them.
She feels frightened by them.
She sympathizes with them.
Why is Judge Duffy very kind and sympathetic toward Nellie? (CHECK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS)
Nellie reminds Judge Duffy of his dead sister.
Judge Duffy says that Nellie must be someone's darling, and someone must care about her.
Nellie is well-spoken, well-dressed, and is a lady.
Judge Duffy says Nellie is insane and needs to be put into an institution immediately.
"Send her to the Island," suggested one of the officers.
What is Mrs. Stanard's response?
"Please do!" Mrs. Stanard replied. Mrs. Stanard was very afraid of Nellie and was happy to send Nellie to the island.
Mrs. Stanard stays silent, and begins to cry as Nellie is led away in handcuffs.
"Oh, don't!" said Mrs. Stanard, in evident alarm. "Don't! She is a lady and it would kill her to be put on the Island."
Mrs. Stanard screamed, "YOU CANNOT SEND HER TO THE ISLAND!"
Why is Nellie frustrated when Mrs. Stanard tries to stop her from going to the island?
Nellie WANTS to go to the island in order to conduct her investigation.
Nellie doesn't like Mrs. Stanard and wishes she were not in the courtroom.
Nellie knows she needs to go to the island because she is insane.
Nellie is not frustated at Mrs. Stanard.
Which of the following inferences can we make about mental health in Nellie Bly's time (1887)? (CHECK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS)
Mental health was not understood then at the same level that it is now.
It was much easier to be sent to an institution/asylum then than it is now.
Psychologists and psychiatrists have not learned very much about mental health between then and now.
There are more asylums now than there were then.
"I don't think I have ever seen such people before," I said. "Who are they?" I asked, and my companions looked upon me with expressions of pity, evidently believing I was a foreigner, an emigrant or something of the sort.
What does the word "pity" mean in this sentence?
feeling sorry for someone's circumstance
not caring
anger and frustration
fear
"No," I said, looking as incredulous as I thought a crazy person could, "I did not come to New York."
What does the word "incredulous" mean in this sentence?
uninterested
unbelieving
frustrated
confused
I commenced to shake with more than the cold, and I looked around at the strange crowd about me, composed of poorly dressed men and women with stories printed on their faces of hard lives, abuse and poverty.
What does the word "commenced" mean in this sentence?
stopped
began
jumped
yelled
Everywhere was a sprinkling of well-dressed, well-fed officers watching the scene passively and almost indifferently.
What does the word "indifferently" mean in this sentence?
Excitedly
In an uncaring way
Passionately
Angrily
At this announcement everybody laughed, and I put my handkerchief over my face and endeavored to choke the laughter that threatened to spoil my plans, in despite of my resolutions.
What does the word "resolution" mean in this sentence?
Idea
Thought
Determination
Fear
What did you think of the story "Ten Days in a Madhouse"?
It was literally the best story I've ever read.
It was good! I liked most parts of it.
It was just okay. I only liked a few things about it.
It wasn't so good. I didn't enjoy it very much.
It was the worst thing I've ever read in my entire life.
