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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. For how many years does Jack say he spent in “a hell called Moreton Bay” in Chapter 47?
2. What kind of boat do Jack and Tobias escape in, in Chapter 70?
3. What doctor does the cabbie take Tobias to see in the beginning of Chapter 52?
4. How long does Mary tell Elizabeth that she’s known about her condition in Chapter 86?
5. Where does Tobias tell Jack the Thief-catcher lives in Chapter 56?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Jack describe his first meeting with Henry Phipps in Chapter 71?
2. Why does Mary go to the home of Mary Britten in Chapter 77?
3. Who appears to meet with Henry in Chapter 73? Why?
4. How is the meeting between Jack, Tobias, and the Thief-taker described in Chapter 67?
5. Whom do Jack and Tobias meet with in Chapter 66? At what location does the meeting take place?
6. What leads to the violent conflict that takes place in Chapter 68? What do Jack and Tobias do afterward?
7. How does Jack describe the punishment he and Sophina received from Ma Britten in Chapter 65?
8. What discussion takes place between Mr. Butler, Mr. Makepeace, and Mr. Phipps in Chapter 79?
9. How has Tobias gone about securing money to cover his debts in Chapters 56 and 57?
10. What secret about Henry does Jack share with Constable in Chapter 47?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of Brighton and the imagery depicted of it in the novel. Why does Tobias Oates go first to the morgue to cover his story of the fire? What impressions does Tobias have of the children that he finds there?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the character of Jack Maggs as the protagonist of the novel. How is the appearance of Jack Maggs described by the author? How is his demeanor illustrated through his actions? Does the narrator of the story have an omniscient perspective? How does this allow the reader to know more about Jack Maggs?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Jack’s early childhood as depicted in his letters to Henry Phipps. Where was Jack discovered as an infant? Who took the baby in? How much did Silas pay for Jack? Where did he take him?
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