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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mack going to Edinburgh?
(a) To board a ship.
(b) To have a holiday.
(c) To buy cattle.
(d) To buy a wedding ring.

2. What is the nature of the crowd after the event Lizzie attends?
(a) Jubilant.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Rowdy.
(d) Subdued.

3. What does Jay get for his birthday from his father?
(a) Gold bricks.
(b) An estate.
(c) A horse.
(d) A mine.

4. Who of the following is NOT one of the last three people in the mines?
(a) Annie.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Mack.
(d) Esther.

5. Why have Lizzie and Jay come to London?
(a) To make honeymoon arrangements.
(b) To buy wedding favors.
(c) To look at a house.
(d) To have dinner.

6. What does Lizzie see advertised on a flyer while in London?
(a) A dress sale.
(b) A holiday dance.
(c) A play she wants to see.
(d) Mack's prize fight.

7. Why is Lennox upset about Mack?
(a) Mack is making deals directly with the shippers.
(b) Mack won't repay a gambling debt.
(c) Mack wants to divorce his sister.
(d) Mack has bailed on a business deal.

8. What do two men take from Lizzie in an alley?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her clothes.
(c) Her purse.
(d) Her undergarments.

9. In what country does the novel primarily take place?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

10. What news does Jay share with his mother?
(a) He is in love with Lizzie.
(b) He has a terminal illness.
(c) He has shot his father.
(d) He is moving to America.

11. What is the last name of Mack and Esther?
(a) McAsh.
(b) MacKenzie.
(c) McGlone.
(d) Lennon.

12. Who is the lawyer whom Mack sees in London?
(a) Clayton Hall.
(b) Caspar Gordonson.
(c) Philip Maguire.
(d) Edward Spence.

13. Who is the girl that Mack and Dermot rescue in Chapter 15?
(a) Jane.
(b) Maddie.
(c) Aggie.
(d) Peggy.

14. What is High Glen?
(a) A subdivision.
(b) A house.
(c) A novel.
(d) A bar.

15. What is the last name of the person with whom Mack lives?
(a) O'Shaughnnesey.
(b) Shannon.
(c) Riley.
(d) Edwards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mack taken after he is captured?

2. What does Robert do when Jay tells him that Jay and Lizzie are going to marry?

3. Who is the man running for Parliament who will support the coal heavers?

4. Who saves Lizzie from being raped in the alley?

5. What is Jay Jamisson hoping his father will give him as a birthday gift?

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