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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time do Tobias and Jack cross the River Thames in the beginning of Chapter 78?
(a) 6:00 p.m.
(b) 9:00 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 7:00 p.m.

2. What is the name of the beloved tutor that rescued Henry from the orphanage?
(a) Silas Smith.
(b) Samuel Laurence.
(c) Percy Buckle.
(d) Victor Littlehales.

3. By what year does Jack say in his letter that he and his family “ate best brisket, chump chops, rolled roast beef from the butcher’s shop in Upper Street, and Mrs. Britten was the owner of two freehold titles” in Chapter 58?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1806.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1801.

4. 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) Ermine.
(c) Ergot.
(d) Pennyroyal.

5. What doctor does Tobias recall in Wapping that had killed three of his spinster patients and fed their remains to his fox terrier in Chapter 53?
(a) Dr. Smith.
(b) Dr. Snipes.
(c) Dr. Grieves.
(d) Dr. Hardwick.

6. Who opens the door of Henry’s home and shouts at Henry to fire in Chapter 90?
(a) Percy Buckle.
(b) Mr. Makepeace.
(c) Mercy Larkin.
(d) Jack Maggs.

7. How much money does Jack say that Henry’s education cost him each year?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

8. What doctor does Tobias write to when Jack appears requesting one for the butler in Chapter 50?
(a) Dr. Smith.
(b) Dr. Hardwick.
(c) Dr. Peterman.
(d) Dr. Grieves.

9. What is the title of the Character Sketch that Tobias writes for the Observer in Chapter 50?
(a) “Jack Maggs.”
(b) “Sarah Silversmith.”
(c) “Witchy Wanda.”
(d) “Titchy Tate.”

10. According to the chapter from Tobias’s book in Chapter 74, Sophina was charged with stealing the property of whom?
(a) King Charles.
(b) Lord Durnam.
(c) Gilbert Gunn.
(d) Lord Williams.

11. What doctor does the cabbie take Tobias to see in the beginning of Chapter 52?
(a) Dr. Smith.
(b) Dr. Hardwick.
(c) Dr. Peterman.
(d) Dr. Grieves.

12. What was the name of the man that Tobias’s father was accused of killing when Tobias was a child?
(a) Mr. Judd.
(b) Mr. Smith.
(c) Mr. Devonshire.
(d) Mr. James.

13. How old does Jack say Henry was the last time he saw him in Chapter 85?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

14. Where does Mercy tell Jack she will take him to find Henry at the end of Chapter 84?
(a) Great Windmill Street.
(b) Lineham Hall.
(c) Covent Garden.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

15. At what location do Jack and Tobias and their fellow passengers decide to abandon the coach and walk the road while the train descends in Chapter 66?
(a) Whitechapel.
(b) Tyburn.
(c) Great Queen Street.
(d) Burlip Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what river do Tobias and Jack escape in Chapter 70?

2. Mr. Makepeace describes what historical court case involving an heir in Chapter 79?

3. How does Mr. Buckle describe his relationship to Jack when he speaks with Henry in chapter 73?

4. For how many hours in bed has Elizabeth suffering in the opening of Chapter 86?

5. Who is the man that knows Jack and who works at the Bull Inn in Chapter 66?

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