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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Winnie concerned about while Mr. Verloc is on his trip in Chapter 9?
(a) Stevie's depression due to his encounter with the cab driver.
(b) Stevie's depression due to Mr. Verloc's return.
(c) Stevie's depression due to the police not providing for the poor.
(d) Stevie's depression due to his mother suddenly leaving.

2. Where does the Assistant Commissioner go after leaving his office early in the evening of the Greenwich Park blast?
(a) Before he confers with the secretary of state, he goes to the coroner's office to confer regarding the bombing victim.
(b) Before he confers with the secretary of state, he takes a tram to Greenwich Park to observe the bomb scene prior to sunset.
(c) He walks directly to the secretary of state's private rooms to brief him on the explosion earlier that day.
(d) Before he confers with the secretary of state, he grabs a quick bite to eat at a restaurant near the police station.

3. What is the primary reason the assistant commissioner left his position as police chief in a small province for his current position?
(a) He enjoyed police work in the small province, but saw more real police work in London
(b) He had already retired as a small provincial police chief, and a larger salary in London appealed to him.
(c) He married quickly while vacationing in London, and his wife was not eager to leave the city.
(d) He was tired of police work in a small province and sought adventure in a large city.

4. In Ossipon's discussion with the professor at the latter's residence, who is said not to read newspapers as they make him sad?
(a) Michaelis.
(b) Yundt.
(c) Mr. Verloc.
(d) The Professor.

5. When Mr. Verloc first met Winnie, what were she and her family operating?
(a) A butcher shop.
(b) A diner.
(c) A boarding house.
(d) A pub.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Secret Agent is a novel centered on the attempt in 1894 to destroy what?

2. When he does arrive at the home of his wife's friend on the evening of the Greenwich Park blast, whom does the assistant commissioner find is a guest?

3. What does The Professor tell Ossipon he carries in his pocket should the police try to arrest him?

4. While The Professor changes his footwear as he and Ossipon prepare to go out, what does the perfect anarchist tease Ossipon about?

5. What does a hand aboard the steamer find laying on the seat from which the woman who disappears over the rail was last seen?

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