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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. Of what book written Tobias is it said that Mary Oates “never grasped the point”?
(a) Great Expectations.
(b) Mrs. Darcy.
(c) Oliver Twist.
(d) Captain Crumley.

2. In Chapter 34, Tobias says he is setting off for what location to write about a recent fire?
(a) Brighton.
(b) Lamb’s Conduit Street.
(c) Whitechapel.
(d) Wapping.

3. How many “errands” does Jack say he and his companion did for Silas in the summer of 1801 in his letter from Chapter 43?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

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

5. Mercy tells Jack in Chapter 41 that she went to a Metzmetric Concert where with Mr. Constable?
(a) Lamb’s Conduit Street.
(b) Great Windmill Street.
(c) Chancery Lane.
(d) Great Queen Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the bookstore called Lackington’s Temple of the Muses said to be located in Chapter 18?

2. How old is Tobias said to be in Chapter 10?

3. What play is Henry performing in currently in Chapter 25?

4. What is the real role Mercy has in Mr. Butler’s household?

5. Where does Henry Hawthorne have lunch with Tobias on April 23 in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Tobias’s household and family described in Chapter 10? What is Tobias’s secret that is revealed in the chapter?

2. What is discovered about the history of Jack in Chapters 23 and 24? How is this discovery made?

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

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

5. What does Jack write about his first experience with thievery in his letter to Henry in Chapter 26?

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

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

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

9. What do the servants in Mr. Buckle’s house come to discover about Jack in Chapter 16? How does Jack respond?

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

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