WorksheetsTen Days in a Madhouse Ch. 1-3
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Why did Bly decide to have herself committed to a New York asylum? (2 answers)
Bly hoped to document the treatment of patients.
Bly hoped to document the financial expenditures made by families.
Bly hoped to plan her retirement in the facility.
Bly hoped to document the methods of management.
In what point of view is the text shared?
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Omnisicent
2nd Person
1st Person
"We do not ask you to go there for the purpose of making sensational revelations. Write up things as you find them, good or bad; give praise or blame as you think best, and the truth all the time."
What is the meaning of the word "sensational" as used in the above excerpt?
Extremely Good
Calming
Shocking, exaggerated
Inviting
What pseudonym did Bly decide to go by in order to gain admittance to the asylum?
Nellie Bly
Natasha Bly
Nelly Black
Nellie Brown
What did Bly read prior to her "episode" in order to prepare to look insane?
The local newspaper
Ghost stories
A poem from her mother
The escape plan created by her editor.
Bly's first step in gaining access to the asylum was to go to the "Temporary Home for (a) , No.84".
Why did Bly only take a limited amount of money with her?
She knew that running out of money would allow her to escalate the situation, resulting in the police being called.
She only had a limited amount of funds available and her editor was unable to assist her.
She feared that someone would discover her money and rob her of it.
She was simply unsure of the amount needed to stay at her selected home.
Which quote best reflects Bly's feelings towards the way women are treated by charitable organizations?
"I began my simple meal...it was not very enticing, so while making a feint of eating I watched the others."
"There is such a thing as martyrdom in these days."
"There are so many crazy people about, and one can never tell what they will do."
"I have often moralized on the repulsive form charity always assumes."
How does Bly explain away not knowing her own background?
She asserts that she had a traumatic experience that she didn't want to discuss.
She asserts that she hasn't remembered anything since having a bad headache.
She asserts that she doesn't want people to judge her based on her background.
She gets defensive and asserts that her background is no one's business.
Bly asserts that her first night in the home was the BEST night of her life because she "stood face to face with (a) ".
Who was the one person in the home that took good care of Bly?
Mrs. Stanard
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Mrs. Caine
Mrs. Blackwell
