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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 73-75.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the young girl orphan that Tobias first views in the morgue in Chapter 34?
(a) Mary Britten.
(b) Mavis Crofts.
(c) Amy Griff.
(d) Sarah Smith.

2. The narrator notes in Chapter 25 that there are what “in all crooked businesses”?
(a) “Two stories.”
(b) “Two heads of state.”
(c) “Two sets of books.”
(d) “Two sets of obstacles.”

3. What is the name of Mercy’s father?
(a) Andrew Larkin.
(b) Peter Larkin.
(c) James Larkin.
(d) Horace Larkin.

4. For how long is Tobias to be gone in Gloucester, according to Mary in Chapter 64?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 2 days.

5. Whose name does Jack insist that Tobias never repeat again in Chapter 73?
(a) Elizabeth’s.
(b) Mary’s.
(c) Sarah’s.
(d) Sophina’s.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what nickname does Jack call Mercy in Chapter 20?

2. What is the name of Mary Britten’s “big red-boned son”?

3. Where does Henry Hawthorne have lunch with Tobias on April 23 in Chapter 25?

4. According to the chapter from Tobias’s book in Chapter 74, Sophina was charged with stealing the property of whom?

5. What is the real role Mercy has in Mr. Butler’s household?

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