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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 physical curiosity is noted of the man in the red waistcoat both aboard the coach and outside the gin bar in Chapter 1?
2. What is the name of the estate where Edward Constable worked prior to working at Great Queen Street?
3. What is the conclusion that the “doctor” comes to after inspecting the household’s servants in Chapter 39?
4. How many cats did Mr. Buckle inherit along with his house on Great Queen Street?
5. Chapter 17 begins on Tuesday morning on what date?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the setting for the novel established in Chapter 1? When and where does the story begin?
2. How is the character of Edward Constable described in Chapter 6? What does he bring to Jack?
3. How is Jack’s demeanor when he awakens in Chapter 31? What does Jack learn from Edward Constable?
4. How are the emotional and mental states of Mr. Butler’s servants described in Chapters 40-42?
5. What deal is made between Jack and Tobias in Chapter 13?
6. What assessment is reached regarding the household of Percy in Chapter 39?
7. Where does Tobias travel to in Chapter 34? What does he do at this location?
8. Where does Jack fall asleep in Chapter 12? Who finds him?
9. What happens when Edward Constable confronts Henry in Chapter 45?
10. What does Jack do after the dinner party in Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the character of Mr. Makepeace and the information gained about Jack Maggs by this character in Chapters 31-33. What is revealed about Jack’s conditional pardon? How do the names created in the novel by author Peter Carey relate to those created by Charles Dickens?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of secrecy in the novel. What secrets has the author revealed of the main characters in the first twelve chapters of the book? How do you foresee these secrets integrating themselves into the plot of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the history of Franz Mesmer, mesmerism, Animal Magnetism, and Charles Dickens’s associations with mesmerism and Animal Magnetism. What works did Dickens write which addressed these practices? What were his opinions on their validity? How are these concepts portrayed in Jack Maggs?
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