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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mary Britten’s “big red-boned son”?
(a) Silas Britten.
(b) Tom Britten.
(c) Jack Britten.
(d) Peter Britten.

2. What night of the week is it when the man with the red waistcoat arrives in London in the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

3. Through whose house does Jack escape from to the street below in the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Mr. Smith’s.
(b) Mr. Phipps’s.
(c) Mr. Laurence’s.
(d) Mr. Pope’s.

4. For how many gentlemen is Miss Mott cooking dinner in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

5. What is the name of the young girl orphan that Tobias first views in the morgue in Chapter 34?
(a) Sarah Smith.
(b) Mavis Crofts.
(c) Mary Britten.
(d) Amy Griff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term from Chapter 22 refers to a working-class movement for political reform in Britain between 1838 and 1848?

2. In Chapter 34, Tobias says he is setting off for what location to write about a recent fire?

3. Tobias tells the guests at the dinner party in Chapter 7 that the cerebrum “is a vessel that never” what?

4. Mercy tells Jack in Chapter 28 that Mr. Buckle had a sister that was transported where?

5. What role is Tobias playing when he arrives at Mr. Butler’s home in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the emotional and mental states of Mr. Butler’s servants described in Chapters 40-42?

2. What news does Mr. Butler bring to Mr. Oates when Mr. Oates returns in Chapter 36?

3. What does Jack do after the departure of the visitor in Mr. Butler’s home in Chapter 40?

4. What does Jack do on Great Queen Street in Chapter 2? Who is he mistaken for?

5. How is Mercy’s childhood described in Chapter 19? How did Mercy come to meet Mr. Butler?

6. What deal is made between Jack and Tobias in Chapter 13?

7. Where do Jack and Percy go in Chapter 22? Why?

8. How is Tobias’s household and family described in Chapter 10? What is Tobias’s secret that is revealed in the chapter?

9. How is the character of Edward Constable described in Chapter 6? What does he bring to Jack?

10. To whom does Jack write a letter in Chapter 21? What is revealed in this letter?

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