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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. When Tobias offers to help Jack with his inner demons in Tobias’s office in Chapter 13, Jack replies, “But what is it to you, Sir? It is my pain after all.” What is Tobias’s response?

2. Through whose house does Jack escape from to the street below in the end of Chapter 9?

3. On what street does Tobias live in Chapter 10?

4. What does Mercy discover left behind on Mr. Butler’s desk after Jack has left the room at the end of Chapter 42?

5. In Chapter 7, Mr. Hawthorne describes an article from The Chronicle about a Russian gentleman who came from Sebastopol to learn what in London?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is the guest of honor at Mr. Buckle’s house in Chapter 7? How is this character described?

3. What does the reader learn about the relationship between Mr. Butler and Mercy in Chapter 30? What does Jack reveal to Mr. Butler in this chapter?

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

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

6. How are Jack’s daily activities described in Chapter 25? How does he spend his time?

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

8. Where does Tobias travel to in Chapter 34? What does he do at this location?

9. What causes the confrontation between Jack and Percy Butler in Chapter 17?

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

Describe and discuss the setting of Islington and Jack’s life with Mary Britten, Sophina, Tom, and Silas Smith there. How does Jack feel about each of these characters? How does the setting of Islington compare with the previous home of Jack’s family?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the “phantom” which haunts Jack Maggs in the novel. How is this creature described in appearance? What symbolism is associated with the phantom? Do you believe the phantom is “real” in Jack’s mind or is it just a suggestion from Tobias that has taken control?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the childhood of Mercy Larkin. How old was Mercy when her father died? What led Mercy and her mother to leave their home after her father’s death? Where did they move? How is this setting and lifestyle described?

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