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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. In the beginning of Chapter 5, to whom does Gull confide in the impending murders?

2. What does Gull frequently do with Dr. Hinton in the early mornings?

3. Who are Godley and Thick?

4. What sort of school does William Gull go to as a young man?

5. What does Hinton's son, Howard, believe in and theorize upon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Whitechapel become gripped with hysteria at the end of Chapter 7?

4. Describe the inquest Abberline attends in Chapter 6.

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

6. What is Gull's belief in societal power?

7. What is Sickert's relationship with Mary Kelly?

8. What comprises the fourth dimension?

9. Describe William Gull's childhood and years in school.

10. How does "Jack the Ripper" get his name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For what purpose do the grapes serve? Why are Annie and Polly easily sated by the grapes? Of what are these grapes symbolic? Why are grapes such a treat for the prostitutes? What is significant about Liz Stride spitting out the grapes and mentioning the foul taste? How does Gull's response to Liz's refusal of the grapes mark an escalation in his violence? Why is it noteworthy that Gull does not bother trying to ply Kate or Mary Kelly with the grapes?

Essay Topic 2

What role does architecture play in this novel? How does Gull's tour of London with Netley reveal how architectural design coincides with Gull's own mystical ideology? Why are the obelisks and ancient buildings so important to Gull and his rituals? How is this apparent when Gull mystically tours a modern office building? How do the buildings serve as markers for each crime scene?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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