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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 is the only thing that prevents Mack from escaping?
(a) Not enough money.
(b) His bad knee.
(c) Bad weather.
(d) His love for Lizzie.

2. Lizzie plans a party for _________________.
(a) The ship's officers.
(b) The field hands.
(c) Her new church members.
(d) Her new neighbors.

3. Lizzie tells Sir George that she will testify for Mack but _____________________.
(a) She will no longer live with Jay.
(b) She wants the mining stopped at High Glen.
(c) She will not lie for Mack.
(d) She is moving to America.

4. What happens to Jay when he is with Cora?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He is stabbed.
(c) He falls in love.
(d) Quick Peg picks his pockets.

5. Why does Lizzie feel trapped in her situation?
(a) She cannot bear public humiliation.
(b) She loves her husband.
(c) She is in love with Mack.
(d) She is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man from the Secretary of State's office want to do to Mack?

2. Sir George functions as a _______________.

3. Who is the minister that visits Lizzie in London?

4. What does Peg do when she sees Mack and Lizzie making love?

5. Where does Peg hide while the sheriff searches for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the fate of the prisoners in the colonies?

2. Why is Lizzie unable to speak for Mack who is in prison?

3. What does Lizzie learn about Jay's affairs with slave girls?

4. What does Mack learn about what has happened to Cora?

5. What is the outcome of the trials for Cora, Peg, and Mack?

6. Why does Jay not see himself as the overseer at Mockjack Hall?

7. What advice does Mack give to Lizzie after the death of her baby?

8. How do Jay's political views alienate him from his Virginia neighbors?

9. Who delivers Lizzie's baby, and what are the circumstances surrounding the birth?

10. How has Lizzie's relationship with Jay been affected by the mining situation at High Glen?

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