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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 5, to whom does Gull confide in the impending murders?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) Sir Charles Warren.
(c) Nestley.
(d) Abberline.

2. What is the point of the tactic discussed by Best and Gibbs?
(a) Trying to oust the royal family.
(b) Increasing newspaper sales.
(c) Pinning the murder on someone else.
(d) Learning illicit information.

3. Who is a famous, historical figure that Gull meets in Chapter 2?
(a) Joseph Merrick.
(b) Annie Oakley.
(c) P.T. Barnum.
(d) Jack the Ripper.

4. When Abberline attends the inquest, how does he find the testimonies?
(a) Clear.
(b) There are no testimonies.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Truthful.

5. What entices Albert to marry Annie Crook?
(a) Annie promises to be his slave.
(b) He is threatened by Mary.
(c) He wants to escape his royal heritage.
(d) She is pregnant.

6. What sort of relationship does Albert pursue with Annie during Chapter 1?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Parental.
(c) Brotherly.
(d) Sexual.

7. In what year is Chapter 1 set?
(a) 1827.
(b) 1884.
(c) 1898.
(d) 1870.

8. What is Gull determined to strengthen, according to his monologue to Netley in Chapter 4?
(a) Freemasons.
(b) The monarchy.
(c) The lower classes.
(d) The rule of men.

9. What does Abberline note would have been the result if he and Lees had not gone along with the conspiracy in the Prologue?
(a) They would have been murdered.
(b) They would have been admired throughout their country.
(c) They would have been exiled.
(d) They would have been discredited.

10. Why do people at the inquest in Chapter 6 not take it seriously?
(a) They do not know Polly was murdered.
(b) Polly was a burden to them.
(c) They do not know a serial killer is loose.
(d) They are encouraged to not take it seriously.

11. In Chapter 4, why does Queen Victoria order Gull to kill Mary Kelly and her accomplices?
(a) Mary spat at the Queen.
(b) Victoria wants to dissolve Albert's marriage to Mary.
(c) Mary is telling everyone about Alice.
(d) Victoria saw the blackmail letter sent to Sickert.

12. At the end of Chapter 6, what tactics are Best and Gibbs discussing?
(a) Murder.
(b) Espionage.
(c) Chess moves.
(d) Yellow journalism.

13. What does Netley give Polly as a gift?
(a) A flower.
(b) A kerchief.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A bonnet.

14. What do Annie, Liz, and Mary believe about Polly's murder?
(a) Polly was mistaken for someone else.
(b) Polly committed suicide.
(c) Polly ran across a bad John.
(d) The Nichol mob murdered her.

15. In what year is the Prologue set?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1923.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thick believe about the murderer in Chapter 6?

2. What does Netley fail to do to Polly's body that Gull then corrects?

3. How does Polly's family react to the news of her death?

4. At the end of Chapter 4, what does Gull believe about his orders to kill the four women?

5. What is the name of Annie and Albert's daughter?

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