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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the evening of Stevie's death, when Winnie goes upstairs, what does her husband think she is going to do?
(a) Prepare to leave.
(b) Bathe.
(c) Rest.
(d) Write a note to her mother.

2. What concerns Winnie when her brother is outside with Mr. Verloc in Chapter 9?
(a) That her brother will attempt to run away and get to his mother's charity home at his first chane.
(b) That her brother will actually get lost and be unable to find his way back home.
(c) That Steve will encounter extremely bad weather and get deathly ill as a result.
(d) The things Stevie will hear, and that they will encounter Mr. Verloc's friends.

3. Why does Mrs. Verloc's mother wish to move into a charity home?
(a) She dislikes how Mr. Verloc treats Stevie and feels compelled to live elsewhere, but cannot afford to.
(b) She is nearing the end of her life and no longer wants to be a drain on her children.
(c) To ensure while she is still alive that Stevie will be taken care of for the remainder of his life, rather than encounter the issue on her deathbed.
(d) She feels in the way at the Verloc residence and believes relations between her children and Mr. Verloc will run more smoothly with her living elsewhere.

4. What agitates Stevie at breakfast on the morning Mr. Verloc returns from his trip?
(a) When a neighbor woman starts complaining about the discrimination in not allowing woman an equal vote.
(b) When a neighbor woman starts complaining about the difficulties in raising children with little governmental support.
(c) When a neighbor woman starts complaining about the difficulties in raising children with little money.
(d) When a neighbor man starts complaining about the poor not being granted basic health care, and education and occupational training opportunities.

5. How did Mrs. Verloc's mother convince officials to allow her a place in a charity home when she had family to take care of her?
(a) She agreed to work in the kitchen or help with other disabled residents if she were allowed in.
(b) She cried each time she was pushed for answers and charmed her way with the officials.
(c) She flirted with the main official who interviewed her and he was attracted to her.
(d) She had her simple-minded son along when she was interviewed to stress her family's plight.

6. What is the assistant commissioner's action with the secretary of state's private secretary early in the evening of the Greenwich Park bombing?
(a) He arranges a note be sent to his wife regarding his inability that evening to accompany her to the home of her friend for dinner.
(b) He accepts his hat and outer coat that he took off upon arrival, and utters only a quick word of thanks before departing.
(c) They exchange a few brief comments on the case and a current bill concerning fisheries before the assistant commissioner departs.
(d) He accepts several more cigars and they exchange a few brief comments on a national sporting team before he departs.

7. When Ossipon encounters Winnie in the street not far from her shop on the evening of Mr. Verloc's death, he subsequently accompanies her to the Verloc parlor and he believes what?
(a) That Mr. Verloc was killed during a bank robbery attempt.
(b) That Mr. Verloc had killed a police officer and was caught.
(c) That Mr. Verloc had blown himself up earlier that day.
(d) That Mr. Verloc had killed a foreign political figure and fled.

8. Who does the assistant commissioner find outside the Verloc pornography shop on the evening of the Greenwich Park bombing?
(a) Bright streetlamps offering little place to hide.
(b) A stocky, middle-aged male just leaving
(c) A police officer walking past on his beat.
(d) An individual closing the shop up.

9. On which road is Mr. Verloc's shop and residence located?
(a) Burke Avenue.
(b) Soho Street.
(c) Brett Street
(d) Bartlett Street.

10. What kind of transportation have Winnie and Ossipon chosen to take on the evening of Mr. Verloc's death?
(a) A cross-Channel steamer.
(b) A horse-drawn carriage.
(c) A train.
(d) A cargo ship.

11. On the evening of Stevie's death after Winnie has gone upstairs, what happens when Mr. Verloc enters his parlor and finds the meal his wife prepared earlier laid out?
(a) Mr. Verloc suddenly becomes very hungry and eats quickly, leaving the arving knife on a plate.
(b) Mr. Verloc sees the meal, becomes upset at the sight, and carries it into the kitchen, leaving the carving knife behind on a plate.
(c) Mr. Verloc is not at all hungry given the death of Stevie, and the sight of the meal disturbs him.
(d) Mr. Verloc skips the meal, goes upstairs, and continues attempting to convince Winnie he deeply loves her.

12. On the afternoon he returns from his trip, why does Mr. Verloc decides he will go outside?
(a) To go to the neighborhood park for some fresh air.
(b) To take a carriage ride.
(c) To get a copy of the afternoon newspaper at a cafe.
(d) To take a walk.

13. With the fear of the gallows looming ahead of her, what is it Winnie initially decides to do on the night of Mr. Verloc's death?
(a) Poison herself.
(b) Slit her wrists.
(c) Jump from a bridge.
(d) Jump in front of a tram.

14. What does Mr. Verloc tell his wife when he finds her right after Heat leaves their home?
(a) He says how sorry he is that Stevie died.
(b) He begins to describe his second life as a secret agent. but in thinking how he must describe Stevie's death to Winnie begins to cry.
(c) He begins to describe his second life as a secret agent, and explains all that has transpired so far, except how Stevie was killed.
(d) He begins to describe his second life as a secret agent, and he explains all that has transpired so far.

15. After stabbing Mr Verloc, Winnie's reaction is to what?
(a) To make no sound at all beyond gathering her purse and walking calmly to the door.
(b) To begin sobbing uncontrolably and fall to her knees beside Mr. Verloc's body.
(c) To let out a faint shriek, snatch quickly at her skirts, and run to the door.
(d) To let out a loud scream, faint, and fall to the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. When briefed, what is the secretary of state told was the intended bombing target?

2. Which type of fish does the assistant commissioner eventually tell Private Secretary Toodles he is pursuing in connection with the Greenwich Park bombing case on the evening of that incident?

3. Where does the Assistant Commissioner go after leaving his office early in the evening of the Greenwich Park blast?

4. What does Winnie request of her husband in response to his decision to go outside on the afternoon of his first day back from his trip?

5. Once the Assistant Commissioner arrives at the reported center of the empire, there are several constables who do what upon seeing him departing the vehicle?

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