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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. What do Annie, Liz, and Mary believe about Polly's murder?

2. What is Gull determined to strengthen, according to his monologue to Netley in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 3, how is Mary Kelly earning a living?

4. For what does a young William Gull hope?

5. When Albert is being forced out of Alice's rooms, what title does Mary Kelly hear addressed to Albert?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What theory does Thick believe, and why?

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

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

7. What marks the conception of Adolf Hitler?

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

9. What revelations does Mary Kelly make to Sickert in Chapter 3?

10. What comprises the fourth dimension?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do the Freemasons play in this novel? Why is their power so immense? How does their power, at times, eclipse even that of Victoria? How does Gull's involvement with the Masons relate not only to his heat-stroke, but to his cryptic message written by Liz Stride's body? How do the Freemasons effectively manipulate society for their own gain? How does this relate to the fates of Montague John Druitt and Gull?

Essay Topic 2

What role does architecture play in this novel? How does Gull's tour of London with Netley reveal how architectural design coincides with Gull's own mystical ideology? Why are the obelisks and ancient buildings so important to Gull and his rituals? How is this apparent when Gull mystically tours a modern office building? How do the buildings serve as markers for each crime scene?

Essay Topic 3

How does the hiding of one's identity relate to the idea of power in this book? Compose a clear thesis statement on this topic. Points that should be considered in this discussion include (but not exclusively) the choice made by Abberline and Lees, Mary Kelly assuming the name of "Emma" around Abberline, the framing of Montague John Druitt, and Albert traveling incognito, as well as how Albert's identity affects Annie Crook (and the rest of the prostitutes).

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