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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what neighborhood did Tobias’s father settle after he received a pardon for his murder charge?
(a) Noho.
(b) Tyburn.
(c) Whitechapel.
(d) Soho.

2. 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) 1818.
(c) 1801.
(d) 1806.

3. Who does Jack say is heartbroken when he is under Tobias’s hypnotism in Chapter 55?
(a) Sophina.
(b) Mary.
(c) Mercy.
(d) Sarah.

4. How old does Jack say Henry was when he first met him in Chapter 71?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

5. Chapter 74 is comprised of what chapter of Tobias’s book about Jack?
(a) Chapter One.
(b) Chapter Three.
(c) Chapter Two.
(d) Chapter Ten.

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

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

8. A bailiff with muddy boots brings Tobias three promissory notes signed by whom in Chapter 50?
(a) Mary Britten.
(b) Elizabeth Warriner.
(c) Mr. Pope.
(d) John Oates.

9. Under whose tutelage does Tobias say the Thief-taker studied Animal Magnetism in Chapter 67?
(a) M. Pierot.
(b) M. Thierot.
(c) M. Labatte.
(d) M. Zouiche.

10. Where did Mary Britten supposedly own a “commodious gentlemen’s residence,” according to Jack’s letter in Chapter 58?
(a) Chancery Lane.
(b) Notting Hill.
(c) Lineham Hall.
(d) Great Windmill Street.

11. Whose name does Jack insist that Tobias never repeat again in Chapter 73?
(a) Sarah’s.
(b) Sophina’s.
(c) Elizabeth’s.
(d) Mary’s.

12. The doctor that comes to see Spinks says that he will put down what as the cause of death on the death certificate in Chapter 50?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Dysentery.

13. What kind of boat do Jack and Tobias escape in, in Chapter 70?
(a) A yacht.
(b) A steam ship.
(c) A canoe.
(d) A punt.

14. What does Jack say he was known for “in the Colony” when speaking to Tobias in Chapter 62?
(a) Authority.
(b) Vengeance.
(c) Planning.
(d) Execution.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What doctor does Tobias write to when Jack appears requesting one for the butler in Chapter 50?

2. According to the chapter from Tobias’s book in Chapter 74, Sophina was charged with stealing the property of whom?

3. What does Jack tell Mr. Spinks he should never look in the eye in Chapter 46?

4. It is Jack’s plan to travel down the river until he and Tobias arrive where, in Chapter 71?

5. Where does the narrator in Chapter 83 says Tobias and Lizzie bought the fire-screen together?

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