1. Who is the first to go into the scullery and meet with the visiting “doctor” in Chapter 39?
(a) Mrs. Halfstairs.
(b) Jack Maggs.
(c) Tobias Oates.
(d) Mr. Constable.

2. At what inn does the man in the red waistcoat arrive in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The Maxwell Inn.
(b) The Golden Ox.
(c) The Gloucester Inn.
(d) The Bull Inn.

3. Who offers to send his friends to find Henry Phipps in Chapter 32?
(a) Mr. Britten.
(b) Mr. Pope.
(c) Mr. Francis.
(d) Mr. Constable.

4. What role is Tobias playing when he arrives at Mr. Butler’s home in Chapter 39?
(a) Edward the Great.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Sir Spencer Spence.
(d) Sir William McReady.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mercy tells Jack in Chapter 28 that Tobias, Mr. Butler, and Mrs. Oates know his secret. She tells Jack, “They say that you are a convict from” where?

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

3. What night of the week is it when the man with the red waistcoat arrives in London in the opening of Chapter 1?

4. How is the weather described in the morning that begins Chapter 33?

5. What does the word “finder” refer to in the narrative?

(see the answer key)

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