View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fate of Pizer, arrested with suspicion of being Leather Apron?

2. What does a police officer tell Gull about Kate Eddows, who has given a false name upon arrest?

3. Why has Liz been forced to the streets?

4. Why does Gull feel insulted by the Masons?

5. On whom do the Masons pin Jack the Ripper's murders?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comprises the inquest and testimonies that Abberline endures for Mary's death?

2. Why does Mary Kelly agree to a sexual liaison with Abberline?

3. What is heard outside of Mary Kelly's building, and what are the results?

4. Why is Liz's body not disfigured by Gull?

5. What is in the letter Mary left for Abberline?

6. Why does Abberline give Mary Kelly money?

7. For what reasons does Gull mistake Kate Eddows for Mary Kelly?

8. For what reasons is the deceased Druitt identified as Jack the Ripper?

9. Why does Lees call upon Abberline in Chapter 9?

10. Describe Gull's visions during his mutilation of Mary's corpse.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the mistreatment of women in "From Hell" and how it relates to the overall class structure of London in this time in the following format:

Part 1) Annie and Polly's histories.

Part 2) Polly's family.

Part 3) The abuse of the Nichol Mob.

Part 4) Annie Crook.

Part 5) Sickert and Albert's relationship with the women.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,120 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample