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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. Who are the undertakers in Gibbons Lane that Tobias goes to see in Chapter 34?

2. To whom does Jack pen a letter in Chapter 21?

3. What term from Chapter 22 refers to a working-class movement for political reform in Britain between 1838 and 1848?

4. What is the real role Mercy has in Mr. Butler’s household?

5. What is the secret that Tobias is said to harbor in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack do after the dinner party in Chapter 9?

2. How is Jack’s demeanor when he awakens in Chapter 31? What does Jack learn from Edward Constable?

3. How is Tobias’s household and family described in Chapter 10? What is Tobias’s secret that is revealed in the chapter?

4. Who is the guest of honor at Mr. Buckle’s house in Chapter 7? How is this character described?

5. What do the servants in Mr. Buckle’s house come to discover about Jack in Chapter 16? How does Jack respond?

6. How does Jack describe his progression as a thief in his letter from Chapter 43? Where did his family resettle during this time?

7. To whom does Jack write a letter in Chapter 21? What is revealed in this letter?

8. How are Jack’s daily activities described in Chapter 25? How does he spend his time?

9. How have Mr. Butler’s perceptions of Jack changed in Chapter 28?

10. What causes the confrontation between Jack and Percy Butler in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Charles Dickens and his fascination with psychology and the “Criminal Mind.” How did Dickens develop the characters from his novels? What historical evidence suggests that Dickens based these characters on real individuals? How faithful is the depiction of Tobias Oates in comparison with the history of Charles Dickens?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Edward Constable in the narrative. How old is Constable? What new information has the reader learned about Constable’s history with Henry Phipps in Chapters 46-48? Why does Constable refrain from telling Jack this information?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the setting of Jack Maggs. What year is established in Chapter 1? How does the author describe London at this time? Where in London does Jack Maggs first appear? Why?

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