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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 85-87.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What substance in Mary Britten’s abortion pills “gave all our hands an unpleasant fishy smell” according to Jack in his letter from Chapter 58?
(a) Argot.
(b) Ergot.
(c) Pennyroyal.
(d) Ermine.

2. What is the name of the coach that the man with the red waistcoat arrives in, in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The Charger.
(b) The Rocket.
(c) The Jackson.
(d) The Blue Pony.

3. What is the name of the Thief-taker that Jack gives at the Bull Inn?
(a) Wilf Partridge.
(b) Percy Buckle.
(c) Silas Smith.
(d) Edward Constable.

4. Henry meets with Mr. Butler and his lawyer in a subaltern of what regiment in Chapter 79?
(a) The 57th Foot Regiment.
(b) The 63rd Foot Regiment.
(c) The 72nd Foot Regiment.
(d) The 15th Foot Regiment.

5. Mary Britten’s medicinal sausages are implied to induce what?
(a) Abortion.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Pain.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time do Tobias and Jack cross the River Thames in the beginning of Chapter 78?

2. Who are the undertakers in Gibbons Lane that Tobias goes to see in Chapter 34?

3. What is the title of the Character Sketch that Tobias writes for the Observer in Chapter 50?

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

5. To what street does Mary Oates walk when she leaves home in Chapter 77?

(see the answer key)

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