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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lizzie dresses as a man to attend a _______________.
(a) Hanging.
(b) Political rally.
(c) Labor union meeting.
(d) Cock fight.

2. What has Sir Jamisson not done to insure miner safety?
(a) Installed oil lights.
(b) Provided good helmets.
(c) Installed ventilation shafts.
(d) Provided oxygen tanks.

3. What does Mack have to do before he can leave the mine?
(a) Shut down all the vents.
(b) Make sure everyone is out.
(c) Bring all the tools out.
(d) Burn off the firedamp.

4. What news does Mack give to Jay?
(a) Annie is dying.
(b) Mack is marrying Lizzie.
(c) Mack is quitting the mine.
(d) Jay cannot marry Esther.

5. What does Sir George's wife want him to give to Jay as a wedding gift?
(a) A home in Edinburgh.
(b) The Barbados property.
(c) A Scottish country estate.
(d) A stable of horses.

6. Why does Sir George Jamisson want Robert to marry Lizzie?
(a) She will be easily taught how to run the business.
(b) She is the most beautiful girl in the county.
(c) Her family pedigree is fit for his son.
(d) The Hallim estate is rich in coal.

7. Who does Jay Jamisson want to kill?
(a) His boss.
(b) His father.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His brother.

8. When can Esther leave Scotland?
(a) When she gets married.
(b) When she finishes her schooling.
(c) When the family house is sold.
(d) When Mack sends money for her.

9. Why does Lennox approach Jay in Chapter 19?
(a) He wants to be his business partner.
(b) He wants to have a drink with him.
(c) He wants to court Lizzie's sister.
(d) Jay owes him money.

10. To what city does Mack escape?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Belfast.
(c) London.
(d) Edinburgh.

11. What year is inscribed on the iron collar?
(a) 1623.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1767.

12. What does Robert do when Jay tells him that Jay and Lizzie are going to marry?
(a) He fights Jay.
(b) He congratulates Jay.
(c) He shoots himself.
(d) He cries.

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

14. Which Jamisson boy do the Jamissons hope Lizzie will marry?
(a) Robert.
(b) Edward.
(c) Philip.
(d) Charles.

15. What is Mack doing when Lizzie spots him during a walk?
(a) Swimming across the river.
(b) Crawling through shrubs.
(c) Climbing a tree.
(d) Running across the glen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom does Lizzie attend the event advertised in the flyer?

3. What is Lizzie's last name?

4. When does Jay's mother say she began to hate her husband?

5. Who heads up the group who kidnaps Mack?

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