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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. How does Gull order Netley to mark the four women they are to murder?
(a) A bucket of water.
(b) A gift of clothing.
(c) Paint.
(d) White feathers.

2. In this book, who is responsible for the first letter from the murderer?
(a) Mary Kelly.
(b) William Gull.
(c) Prince Albert.
(d) Best and Gibbs.

3. What does Annie Crook's father believe is at the center of Annie's madness?
(a) His sexual abuse of her.
(b) The loss of her mother.
(c) Her drinking.
(d) Annie's lesbianism.

4. For what does a young William Gull hope?
(a) A spiritual awakening.
(b) A lovely wife.
(c) An exceptional, challenging life.
(d) Marriage to a royal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 6, what tactics are Best and Gibbs discussing?

2. In the Prologue, what do the two men admit to hiding?

3. Where do Sickert, Mary, Annie, and Annie's daughter travel to in Chapter 1?

4. What moniker is given to the murderer by the false letter?

5. What name does Mary Kelly give Abberline instead of her real one?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusions does Alice's grandfather draw up concerning his daughter and the child?

2. Describe the inquest Abberline attends in Chapter 6.

3. How is Polly snared by Gull and Netley?

4. What comprises the fourth dimension?

5. What is Sickert's relationship with Mary Kelly?

6. Why does Whitechapel become gripped with hysteria at the end of Chapter 7?

7. What do Abberline and Lees discuss in the Prologue?

8. What happens after Annie leaves her pensioner's house?

9. What happens when Gull has a stroke in Chapter 2?

10. What theory does Thick believe, and why?

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