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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does the narrator say Dick Maggs was “when Jack returned from England” in Chapter 91?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

2. For how many hours in bed has Elizabeth suffering in the opening of Chapter 86?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. How many of the abortion pills does Tobias give to Elizabeth downstairs as Jack waits for him in the study in Chapter 82?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. 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. Grieves.
(b) Dr. Hardwick.
(c) Dr. Snipes.
(d) Dr. Smith.

5. Who is said to be sleeping in the nursery with Tobias’s son after the doctor’s departure in Chapter 54?
(a) Mary Oates.
(b) Mrs. Halfstairs.
(c) Mrs. Jones.
(d) Mrs. Britten.

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

7. Mr. Makepeace describes what historical court case involving an heir in Chapter 79?
(a) The Crown versus Smith.
(b) The Crown versus Britten.
(c) The Crown versus Forsythe.
(d) The Crown versus Foster.

8. At what time does Jack say he will return to Tobias’s door in the morning in Chapter 84?
(a) 10:00.
(b) 9:00.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 7:00.

9. The narrator states in Chapter 91 that at “the instant Henry Phipps discharged the pistol,” who “died in her bed”?
(a) “Mary Oates.”
(b) “Mary Britten.”
(c) “Lizzie Warriner.”
(d) “Mercy Larkin.”

10. How long does Mary tell Elizabeth that she’s known about her condition in Chapter 86?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 1 month.

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

12. When Mr. Buckle mentions the name Jack to Henry in Chapter 73, Henry’s pulse is said to be “racing as it had raced the day he had been delivered at the door of” whose orphanage?
(a) Mrs. Halfstairs’s.
(b) Mrs. Gummerson’s.
(c) Mrs. Maxwell’s.
(d) Miss Peterson’s.

13. In Chapter 91, the narrator states that Mercy insisted the Maggs family move from Sydney to where after her arrival?
(a) Tyburn.
(b) Whitechapel.
(c) Islington.
(d) Wingham.

14. How does Jack kill the Thief-taker in Chapter 68?
(a) He shoots him.
(b) He hangs him.
(c) He slits his throat.
(d) He hits him with an axe.

15. What name does Mary recall having been tattooed on Mary Britten’s wrist in Chapter 86?
(a) Silas.
(b) Jack.
(c) Tom.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doctor does the cabbie take Tobias to see in the beginning of Chapter 52?

2. What is the treacherous whip that was used on Jack in the pits in Australia called in the novel?

3. What is the truth about the history between Constable and Mr. Phipps?

4. How old is Elizabeth in Chapter 61?

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

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