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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a man want people to do in support of John Wilkes?
(a) Rally on the town square.
(b) Put candles in the windows.
(c) Hang black wreaths on their doors.
(d) Give donations to his family.

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

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

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

5. Why is Mack so popular among the workers?
(a) He buys drinks for everyone.
(b) He gets higher wages for them.
(c) He sets up a charity for unemployed men.
(d) He knows how to tell a good joke.

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

7. Who saves Lizzie from being raped in the alley?
(a) Jay.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Robert.
(d) Mack.

8. What is the name of the tobacco plantation that Sir George gives to Jay and Lizzie?
(a) Mockjack.
(b) Jamisson Fields.
(c) Belle Gray.
(d) Raleigh.

9. What surprising news does Lizzie tell Mack?
(a) He is a free man.
(b) She is in love with him.
(c) Annie has married someone else.
(d) His sister has been captured.

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

11. Why does Lizzie want to call off the wedding to Jay?
(a) She realizes that the man she really loves is Robert.
(b) She found out that Jay has been secretly seeing her best friend.
(c) Jamisson people have been investigating the coal on Hallim land.
(d) She needs more time to think about the marriage.

12. Jay and Lizzie's house is located on __________________.
(a) Ash Street.
(b) Chapel Street.
(c) Pier Street.
(d) Bristol Street.

13. Who kicks the gun from Jay's hands during the hunt?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Mack.
(c) Sir George.
(d) Robert.

14. What does Lizzie need to do in order to view the mines?
(a) Get plenty of sleep.
(b) Dress like a man.
(c) Cover her face.
(d) Pack a picnic lunch.

15. Who is the man running for Parliament who will support the coal heavers?
(a) John Wilkes.
(b) Gregory Edmonton.
(c) David Spence.
(d) James Masterson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When can Esther leave Scotland?

2. Whom does Annie want to marry?

3. What is the name of the horse given to Jay by his father?

4. What year is inscribed on the iron collar?

5. Who pays for Lizzie's house?

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