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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 sensations does Abberline feel while investigating Mary's body?

2. Of what game is Druitt a fan?

3. Why has Liz been forced to the streets?

4. What is strange about Gull's treatment of Liz?

5. How is Albert soothing his guilty conscience with his schoolfriend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Gull justify his violence to Queen Victoria in Chapter 9?

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

7. Who is Montague John Druitt?

8. Why is Liz's body not disfigured by Gull?

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

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

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).

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What role does the written word play in "From Hell"? How do the tactics of yellow journalism increase newspaper sales while inciting a frenzy in Whitechapel? How does the fear of the public give the Masons at Scotland Yard the idea to frame the innocent Druitt for the murders? How do the false letters from Jack the Ripper sensationalize the murders? For what reasons does Gull send in his own letter? How does Gull make sure it is known that his own letter is authentic? Why is Gull's letter particularly important to the themes of this novel (title notwithstanding)?

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