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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 affectionate gesture does Gull perform on Mary's body?

2. What arrangement does Abberline make with Mary Kelly in Chapter 9?

3. What emotion does Gull feel for Mary's corpse?

4. Of what game is Druitt a fan?

5. Where does Gull believe himself to be while with Mary's body?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Albert and Sickert deal with the former's guilty conscience?

3. Describe Gull's visions during his mutilation of Mary's corpse.

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

5. What is in the letter Mary left for Abberline?

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

7. What is heard outside of Mary Kelly's building, and what are the results?

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

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

10. What comprises the inquest and testimonies that Abberline endures for Mary's death?

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

In the Epilogue, Abberline remarks that he and Lees, along with the deceased Druitt, are also victims of Jack the Ripper. What does Abberline mean by this statement? How does his view of being a victim relate to that of Druitt or the murdered prostitutes? How have Abberline and Lees' lives been inexorably altered by their knowledge of Gull? Are there any other victims of Jack the Ripper such as Abberline and Lees? If so, who are they and why?

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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