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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) Mrs. Darcy.
(b) Oliver Twist.
(c) Great Expectations.
(d) Captain Crumley.

2. The narrator notes in Chapter 25 that there are what “in all crooked businesses”?
(a) “Two stories.”
(b) “Two sets of obstacles.”
(c) “Two heads of state.”
(d) “Two sets of books.”

3. Through whose house does Jack escape from to the street below in the end of Chapter 9?
(a) Mr. Pope’s.
(b) Mr. Smith’s.
(c) Mr. Phipps’s.
(d) Mr. Laurence’s.

4. Where does Mr. Buckle say he formerly had his little shop in Chapter 9?
(a) Wapping.
(b) Cornwell.
(c) Whitechapel.
(d) Clerkenwell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack do with Mercy when she encounters him in the basement in Chapter 41?

2. Where was John Sheppard said to have been hanged in Chapter 13?

3. What is the name of the hangman at Newgate Prison, according to the narrator in Chapter 33?

4. What role is Tobias playing when he arrives at Mr. Butler’s home in Chapter 39?

5. What was the name of Jack’s benefactor growing up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack do after the dinner party in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What news does Mr. Butler bring to Mr. Oates when Mr. Oates returns in Chapter 36?

8. What happens when Edward Constable confronts Henry in Chapter 45?

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

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

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