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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. At what inn does the man in the red waistcoat arrive in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The Gloucester Inn.
(b) The Maxwell Inn.
(c) The Golden Ox.
(d) The Bull Inn.

2. Who is said to have painted a portrait of Tobias in 1838?
(a) Samuel Laurence.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Lord Byron.

3. Chapter 17 begins on Tuesday morning on what date?
(a) September 12, 1838.
(b) June 19, 1836.
(c) April 18, 1837.
(d) June 16, 1837.

4. What is the name of the young carpenter’s apprentice that Tobias sees burned in the morgue in Chapter 34?
(a) Silas Smith.
(b) Wilf Partridge.
(c) Edward Constable.
(d) Thomas Griff.

5. What night of the week is it when the man with the red waistcoat arrives in London in the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Wednesday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the profession of Mr. Tobias Oates?

3. Who is the chief actor at the Lyceum Theatre and a guest at Mr. Buckle’s estate in Chapter 7?

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

5. Tobias tells the guests at the dinner party in Chapter 7 that the cerebrum “is a vessel that never” what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where do Jack and Percy go in Chapter 22? Why?

3. Where does Jack fall asleep in Chapter 12? Who finds him?

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

5. What assessment is reached regarding the household of Percy in Chapter 39?

6. Who arrives at the home of Percy in Chapter 37? How is this character described?

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

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

9. How are Jack’s daily activities described in Chapter 25? How does he spend his time?

10. How is the study of Tobias described in Chapter 13? What eccentricities fill his study?

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