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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How old was Mack when he first started working in the mines?
(a) 16.
(b) 10.
(c) 19.
(d) 7.

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

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

5. What is the name of Lizzie's home?
(a) Heather Estates.
(b) Glengarry.
(c) Jamisson Glen.
(d) High Glen.

Short Answer Questions

1. The letter from the London lawyer states that the miners are to be free at the age of ________________.

2. Who accompanies Lizzie to London to meet Jay?

3. Sir George says that Mack is a born _______________.

4. What is High Glen?

5. Who is the girl that Mack and Dermot rescue in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the shippers boycott Mack and his gang, and what role does Lennox play in it?

2. What is the reason Mack and the others talk about organizing a strike?

3. What is life like for Mack in London?

4. What topics does Jay need to speak to his father about while in London?

5. Why does Lizzie call off the wedding?

6. What does Jay's mother tell him about her beginning feelings of hatred for her husband Sir George?

7. Why does Mack have to rescue Lizzie after the hanging?

8. What does Mack do that makes the Jamissons wary of him?

9. Why do the Jamissons enter into a conspiracy about the coal that Lizzie cannot know about?

10. What is Mack's first priority after the firedamp alarm sounds?

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