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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mercy tells Jack in Chapter 28 that Mr. Buckle had a sister that was transported where?
(a) To Waterson Bay.
(b) To South Africa.
(c) To America.
(d) To Botany Bay.

2. What is the name of Tobias’s sister-in-law who lives in his household?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Wilma.

3. What term from Chapter 22 refers to a working-class movement for political reform in Britain between 1838 and 1848?
(a) Tory.
(b) Chartist.
(c) Republican.
(d) Whig.

4. What does the word “finder” refer to in the narrative?
(a) A thief.
(b) A miner.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A poor person.

5. In what year was John Sheppard said to have been hanged in Chapter 13?
(a) 1659.
(b) 1724.
(c) 1812.
(d) 1799.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Mercy Larkin’s father worked as a mechanic, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?

2. What has Jack drunk a bottle of from Mr. Butler’s cellar when he awakens in the morning in Chapter 32?

3. Percy Butler is said to be no taller than what height in Chapter 30?

4. Where does Mr. Buckle say he formerly had his little shop in Chapter 9?

5. What is the name of Mercy’s mother?

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