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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. While having a stroke, of what deity does Gull have a vision?

2. At the end of Chapter 4, what does Gull believe about his orders to kill the four women?

3. What is the occupation of Walter Sickert?

4. What entices Albert to marry Annie Crook?

5. To what scene do people flock in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comprises the first encounter between Abberline and Mary Kelly?

2. What theory does Thick believe, and why?

3. What revelations does Mary Kelly make to Sickert in Chapter 3?

4. What is significant about Annie Crook's pregnancy and marriage to Albert?

5. Why does Gull believe that killing the prostitutes is only the beginning for him?

6. What conclusions does Alice's grandfather draw up concerning his daughter and the child?

7. What comprises the fourth dimension?

8. What happens after Annie leaves her pensioner's house?

9. What leads Mary Kelly and the three prostitutes to blackmail Sickert?

10. What comprises Gull's meeting to Sir Charles Warren?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For what purpose is Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man," featured in this novel? Why does Gull continually greet him by the name "Ganesh"? Why does Gull force Polly to observe Merrick and repeat Gull's salutation? What is significant about the teapot Gull uses to burn Mary Kelly's heart? Why does Gull hold Merrick in such high esteem, and how does this contrast with the real-life Merrick's personality?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways is "From Hell" a scathing look at the upper class in both Victorian and modern society? How does Prince Albert exemplify these perversions? How does Queen Victoria, Albert's mother, view her son? Why is it important to note that Gull is constantly treating Albert for syphilis? How does this relate to the upper class' views on the lower class? How does the author relate Victorian society to modern society? How does Gull's repulsion with the modern world coincide with his goals to strengthen the rule of men over women?

Essay Topic 3

What role do the Freemasons play in this novel? Why is their power so immense? How does their power, at times, eclipse even that of Victoria? How does Gull's involvement with the Masons relate not only to his heat-stroke, but to his cryptic message written by Liz Stride's body? How do the Freemasons effectively manipulate society for their own gain? How does this relate to the fates of Montague John Druitt and Gull?

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