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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. For what reason does Lees take Abberline to Gull's home?

2. What does Gull do with the remnants of Mary's burnt body part?

3. While drinking with Druitt, what does his acquaintance trick him into writing?

4. Where does Chapter 8 begin?

5. Why does Druitt lose his job as a teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads up to Gull and Netley writing the letter "from Hell"?

2. For what reasons does Gull mistake Kate Eddows for Mary Kelly?

3. How and why does Lees get Abberline to go to Gull's house?

4. Why does Abberline give Mary Kelly money?

5. How does Mary Kelly spend her days before her murder?

6. Why does Mary Kelly agree to a sexual liaison with Abberline?

7. Describe Gull's trial by the Masons.

8. How does Albert spend his time in Chapter 9?

9. How does Druitt's acquaintance trick him into writing a suicide note?

10. For what reasons does Druitt attend and subsequently leave the homosexual party?

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

Discuss the abuse of power in "From Hell" in the following format:

Part 1) Queen Victoria's orders to murder the blackmailers.

Part 2) The Nichol Mob.

Part 3) Gull's handling of Annie Crook.

Part 4) Gull's defense of his violence to Queen Victoria.

Part 5) Gull and Sir Charles Warren.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Gull in the following format:

Part 1) His work as a Freemason.

Part 2) His misogyny and religious beliefs.

Part 3) His relationship to Netley and Queen Victoria.

Part 4) His fugues.

Part 5) His trajectory upon the fourth dimension, ending with the confrontation with Alice.

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