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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. Tobias tells the guests at the dinner party in Chapter 7 that the cerebrum “is a vessel that never” what?

2. How much money did Jack’s benefactor pay to take his naked body when he was found as an infant under the London Bridge?

3. What does Tobias take out and spin when he hypnotizes Jack in Chapter 22?

4. What is the name of Tobias’s wife?

5. In what year was John Sheppard said to have been hanged in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jack write about his first experience with thievery in his letter to Henry in Chapter 26?

3. What is discovered about the history of Jack in Chapters 23 and 24? How is this discovery made?

4. How is the study of Tobias described in Chapter 13? What eccentricities fill his study?

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

6. What deal is made between Jack and Tobias in Chapter 13?

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

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

9. Where does Tobias travel to in Chapter 34? What does he do at this location?

10. What happens when Edward Constable confronts Henry in Chapter 45?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Tobias Oates in Jack Maggs. How old is Oates described as being in Chapters 9-11? How is his demeanor described? What other guests attend the dinner party and how do they relate to Tobias Oates?

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

Analyze the character of Jack Maggs as the protagonist of the novel. How is the appearance of Jack Maggs described by the author? How is his demeanor illustrated through his actions? Does the narrator of the story have an omniscient perspective? How does this allow the reader to know more about Jack Maggs?

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