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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long before the bombing does Winnie's mother move from the Verloc residence into the charity home?
(a) A couple of days.
(b) Approximately a year.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) Several months.

2. How does Mrs. Verloc feel about her mother's decision to move out?
(a) She is upset, but understands.
(b) She feels slighted and is unhappy.
(c) She is happy her mother has a place to live.
(d) She feels slighted and so readily agrees.

3. What concern does the secretary of state express when briefed by the assistant commissioner regarding his suspect of the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) That Mr. Vladimir was not put in prison.
(b) That Mrs. Verloc was not questioned and placed under house arrest.
(c) That Mr. Vladimir was not arrested and interrogated.
(d) That Mr. Verloc was not put in prison.

4. In addition to being aware that Winnie's mother left, what else is Mr. Verloc's reaction to the domestic troubles in his home?
(a) He tells Winnie to hire a neighbor to clean and he will help too.
(b) He approaches Winnie in an attempt to resolve them.
(c) While concerned, he is trusting Winnie will resolve them.
(d) He is mainly oblivious.

5. What is Stevie's reaction when the cab driver starts whipping the horse during the ride to his mother's charity home?
(a) Stevie covers his eyes and screams for the driver to stop.
(b) Stevie attempts to pry the whip from the cab driver's hand
(c) Stevie climbs down and refuses to get back on the cab.
(d) Stevie becomes upset and attempts to climb down and walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which neighborhood does the Assistant Commissioner travel quickly by hansom from Soho on the evening of the Greenwich Park blast?

2. Once having interviewed Mr. Verloc, what is it that the assistant commissioner quickly stresses to the secretary of state that he learned during his investigation regarding the Greenwich Park bombing?

3. On the evening of Stevie's death, when Winnie goes upstairs, what does her husband think she is going to do?

4. What is the secretary of state's response to the assistant commissioner's request to have Heat removed from the investigation of the Greenwich Park explosion?

5. How do Winnie and Ossipon plan to make their way to the point of departure in their escape from London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the opening scene of Chapter 11once Chief Inspector Heat has departed the Verloc home?

2. What three things surprise Mr. Verloc upon his return from his ten days away?

3. What action does Mr. Verloc take when Mrs. Verloc goes upstairs following her confrontation with him in the kitchen after she learned of Stevie's death?

4. What does the assistant commissioner do upon completion of his meeting with Sir Ethelred, and what does he encounter?

5. Describe what Mrs. Verloc's mother is doing at the start of Chapter 8 and what is motivating her?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 10, which fish are used in the discussion concerning the level of importance of the political figure to be caught?

7. How does Chapter 8 conclude with regard to Mrs. Neale?

8. What are two objections Mrs. Verloc has toward Mrs. Neale?

9. Identify the individual the assistant commissioner is speaking with at the close of Chapter 10 and what says that might be a quote from his own subordinate.

10. What exchange takes place between Mr. and Mrs. Verloc on the afternoon he returns from his out-of-country trip, when he announces he is interested in taking a walk?

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