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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what scene do people flock in Chapter 6?

2. What year begins Chapter 2?

3. What portion of Polly's body does Gull take as a trophy during the evisceration?

4. Who is not depicted in Chapter 3 as being part of Mary Kelly's circle?

5. How does Abberline treat the woman he knows as "Emma"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Annie Crook's pregnancy and marriage to Albert?

2. What theory does Thick believe, and why?

3. What comprises the first encounter between Abberline and Mary Kelly?

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

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

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

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

8. How does "Jack the Ripper" get his name?

9. Describe William Gull's childhood and years in school.

10. What is significant about the discussion on Martha Tabram?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the mistreatment of women in "From Hell" and how it relates to the overall class structure of London in this time in the following format:

Part 1) Annie and Polly's histories.

Part 2) Polly's family.

Part 3) The abuse of the Nichol Mob.

Part 4) Annie Crook.

Part 5) Sickert and Albert's relationship with the women.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the male and female dynamics of Gull's murders in the following format:

Part 1) The grapes.

Part 2) The knife as a phallic symbol.

Part 3) The mutilation of the women's sexual organs.

Part 4) Gull's affection for the women's dead bodies, during and post-mutilation.

Part 5) Gull's belief that the murders will strengthen men's power over society.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways is "From Hell" a scathing look at the upper class in both Victorian and modern society? How does Prince Albert exemplify these perversions? How does Queen Victoria, Albert's mother, view her son? Why is it important to note that Gull is constantly treating Albert for syphilis? How does this relate to the upper class' views on the lower class? How does the author relate Victorian society to modern society? How does Gull's repulsion with the modern world coincide with his goals to strengthen the rule of men over women?

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