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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name on the pill bottles that Mary Britten began selling instead of sausages, according to Jack’s letter in Chapter 58?
(a) Ma Britten’s Secret Ingredient Pills for Female Disorders.
(b) Dr. Britten’s Cock’s Spur Pills for Female Disorders.
(c) Dr. Britten’s Dysentery Curative Pills.
(d) Ma Britten’s Special Remedy Pills for Women.

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) 1801.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1806.

4. The narrator states in the opening of Chapter 79, “Henry Phipps had always been excessively afraid of” what?
(a) “Thieves.”
(b) “Lightning.”
(c) “Thunder.”
(d) “Women.”

5. What is the treacherous whip that was used on Jack in the pits in Australia called in the novel?
(a) The double-cat.
(b) The double-dog.
(c) The dragon-tooth whip.
(d) The laser whip.

6. Where does the narrator in Chapter 83 says Tobias and Lizzie bought the fire-screen together?
(a) Great Queen Street.
(b) Wapping.
(c) Whitechapel Street.
(d) Holborn Street.

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

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

9. Where does Jack encounter Mercy in Chapter 84?
(a) In the St. Jude Cemetery.
(b) In Mr. Butler’s attic.
(c) In Henry Phipps’s house.
(d) In the corner tavern.

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

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

12. What does Mr. Butler do to Mercy at the end of Chapter 80?
(a) He kills her.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He proposes to her.
(d) He fires her.

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

14. Mary tells Elizabeth that she gave her medicine in what, in Chapter 86?
(a) In her dinner.
(b) In her tea.
(c) In her milk.
(d) In her afternoon cocktail.

15. What novel is Elizabeth Warriner reading in the opening of Chapter 64?
(a) Great Expectations.
(b) Adam Smith.
(c) Captain Crumley.
(d) Castle Rackrent.

Short Answer Questions

1. The garment that Mary Oates is clothing her infant son in is said to be a gift from whom, in Chapter 64?

2. What do Jack and Tobias use to bail water from the sinking boat in Chapter 71?

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

4. What is the name of the publisher that Tobias has gone to see about signing a contract for Tobias’s next novel about Jack Maggs in Chapter 61?

5. Where does Tobias spend the night at a lodging house in Chapter 55?

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