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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. What does the assistant commissioner observe at the restaurant he has dinner at on the evening of the Greenwich Park explosion?
2. When Mr. Verloc confronts Winnie on the night of Stevies death, what does he say about the death?
3. What does Mr. Verloc attempt to convince his wife of concerning their relationship in their conversation after Heat departs their home?
4. When confronting Mr. Vladimir on the evening of the Greenwich Park explosion, the assistant commissioner is virtually quoting Heat when he says what?
5. When the assistant commissioner speaks with him early in the evening of the Greenwich Park blast, the secretary of state is in what condition?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are two objections Mrs. Verloc has toward Mrs. Neale?
2. What does Mrs. Verloc's sibling do when a cab driver whips his horse on the ride over to the charity home? Why does her sibling reaction in this way?
3. How does Chapter 8 conclude with regard to Mrs. Neale?
4. What is the opening scene of Chapter 11once Chief Inspector Heat has departed the Verloc home?
5. What does the assistant commissioner do upon completion of his meeting with Sir Ethelred, and what does he encounter?
6. What is the assistant commissioner's primary goal in briefing Sir Ethelred?
7. When Ossipon jumps from the moving train and abandons Mrs. Verloc with no funds, what does he tell the railway workers who gather around him?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. What does Mr. Verloc attempt to stress to his wife regarding the death of her sibling?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapters 9-13, Conrad introduces into the plot numerous ironic twists of fate involving the Verlocs and Ossipon. Please describe these twists and the irony involved. Examine how Conrad uses any other ironies within his tale.
Essay Topic 2
The author uses the theme of relationships in exploring characters throughout his novel. Examine the relationship between Stevie and Mr. Verloc prior to Stevie's mother moving into a charity home, and afterward. Provide examples to display the change that takes place. Discuss the motivation behind the transformation.
Essay Topic 3
Toodles, the secretary of state's private secretary, only appears in two chapters. He is initially introduced in Chapter 7, when the assistant commissioner first reports to the secretary of state, and again in Chapter 10, when the assistant commissioner returns unexpectedly early to make his report to the secretary of state. Examine how the author uses this new character, Toodles, and both encounters he has with the assistant commissioner in relaying his tale.
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