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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Mary Britten’s “big red-boned son”?
(a) Tom Britten.
(b) Peter Britten.
(c) Silas Britten.
(d) Jack Britten.

2. What term from Chapter 22 refers to a working-class movement for political reform in Britain between 1838 and 1848?
(a) Whig.
(b) Tory.
(c) Republican.
(d) Chartist.

3. How old is Tobias said to be in Chapter 10?
(a) 29.
(b) 32.
(c) 42.
(d) 24.

4. By what nickname does Jack call Mercy in Chapter 20?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Lady.
(c) Muffin.
(d) Judy.

5. Jack urges Constable to tell the coach driver that Jack wants “to dance with his sister” named what, in Chapter 18?
(a) Miss Class.
(b) Miss Lineman.
(c) Miss Titter.
(d) Miss Flask.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the young carpenter’s apprentice that Tobias sees burned in the morgue in Chapter 34?

2. Tobias is said in Chapter 13 to have ambitions to become “a novelist who might topple” who himself?

3. What does the word “finder” refer to in the narrative?

4. Percy Butler is said to be no taller than what height in Chapter 30?

5. What weapon does Jack carry as he goes to the door of Mr. Butler’s study in Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does Mercy overhear between Mr. Buckle and Mr. Makepeace in Chapter 33?

2. Where does Tobias travel to in Chapter 34? What does he do at this location?

3. How are the emotional and mental states of Mr. Butler’s servants described in Chapters 40-42?

4. How is the character of Edward Constable described in Chapter 6? What does he bring to Jack?

5. How is Mercy’s childhood described in Chapter 19? How did Mercy come to meet Mr. Butler?

6. How have Mr. Butler’s perceptions of Jack changed in Chapter 28?

7. What does Jack do after the departure of the visitor in Mr. Butler’s home in Chapter 40?

8. What deal is made between Jack and Tobias in Chapter 13?

9. How is Jack’s demeanor when he awakens in Chapter 31? What does Jack learn from Edward Constable?

10. What causes the confrontation between Jack and Percy Butler in Chapter 17?

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