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

2. What does Netley fail to do to Polly's body that Gull then corrects?

3. In Chapter 7, who do Annie and Liza meet for a drink?

4. In this book, who is responsible for the first letter from the murderer?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What marks the conception of Adolf Hitler?

2. What do Abberline and Lees discuss in the Prologue?

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

4. What assumptions are made about Polly's dead body, and what discoveries happen at the morgue?

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

6. In what condition is Annie during Chapter 7?

7. How is Polly snared by Gull and Netley?

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

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

10. What happens when Gull has a stroke in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the hiding of one's identity relate to the idea of power in this book? Compose a clear thesis statement on this topic. Points that should be considered in this discussion include (but not exclusively) the choice made by Abberline and Lees, Mary Kelly assuming the name of "Emma" around Abberline, the framing of Montague John Druitt, and Albert traveling incognito, as well as how Albert's identity affects Annie Crook (and the rest of the prostitutes).

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of homosexuality in "From Hell" in the following format:

Part 1) Albert and Sickert's relationship.

Part 2) Albert soliciting sexual favors from his friends to ease his guilty conscience.

Part 3) Druitt and his dismissal from his school.

Part 4) The party Druitt attends.

Part 5) Mary Kelly's brief, lesbian relationships before her death.

Compose a clear thesis statement and use the above as a guideline.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Gull in the following format:

Part 1) His work as a Freemason.

Part 2) His misogyny and religious beliefs.

Part 3) His relationship to Netley and Queen Victoria.

Part 4) His fugues.

Part 5) His trajectory upon the fourth dimension, ending with the confrontation with Alice.

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