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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 is the name of the coach that the man with the red waistcoat arrives in, in the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What does Miss Mott reply when Mercy says in Chapter 4, “I don’t think he’s a footman at all. Don’t he look ever so distinguished?”

3. Who has collapsed outside the door of Mr. Butler’s study in Chapter 42?

4. What role is Tobias playing when he arrives at Mr. Butler’s home in Chapter 39?

5. The narrator notes in Chapter 25 that there are what “in all crooked businesses”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the emotional and mental states of Mr. Butler’s servants described in Chapters 40-42?

3. What is Miss Mott doing in the beginning of Chapter 4? What are her thoughts about the household where she works?

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

5. What does Jack do on Great Queen Street in Chapter 2? Who is he mistaken for?

6. How is the character of Edward Constable described in Chapter 6? What does he bring to Jack?

7. How is the setting for the novel established in Chapter 1? When and where does the story begin?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Sophina in Jack Maggs. How does Jack meet Sophina? What is their relationship like? How does Jack perceive Tom’s feelings for Sophina? What happens to Sophina?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Mary Oates and Elizabeth Warriner in the narrative. What is the relationship between Mary and Elizabeth like? How do these women differ? How are they alike?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Islington and Jack’s life with Mary Britten, Sophina, Tom, and Silas Smith there. How does Jack feel about each of these characters? How does the setting of Islington compare with the previous home of Jack’s family?

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