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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 school had Mercy briefly attended, according to the narrator in Chapter 19?
(a) Miss Peterson’s School.
(b) Miss Franklin’s School.
(c) St. Edward’s School for Girls.
(d) Mrs. McFarlane’s School.

2. Who was the master of Mr. Buckle’s home on Great Queen Street prior to Mr. Buckle?
(a) Mr. Spinks.
(b) Mr. Foster.
(c) Mr. Oates.
(d) Mr. Quentin.

3. What is the name of the little girl that helped Jack break into homes for Silas Smith in Chapter 43?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Sophina.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sarah.

4. What does Tobias take out and spin when he hypnotizes Jack in Chapter 22?
(a) Magnets.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Keys.
(d) Dumbbells.

5. On what street does Tobias live in Chapter 10?
(a) Great Queen Street.
(b) Lamb’s Conduit Street.
(c) Chancery Lane.
(d) Whitechapel Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical curiosity is noted of the man in the red waistcoat both aboard the coach and outside the gin bar in Chapter 1?

2. The visitor who arrives at Mr. Butler’s home in Chapter 37 is said to be what by the footman who answers the door?

3. The narrator notes in Chapter 25 that there are what “in all crooked businesses”?

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

5. Who offers to send his friends to find Henry Phipps in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the setting for the novel established in Chapter 1? When and where does the story begin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Jack do on Great Queen Street in Chapter 2? Who is he mistaken for?

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

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

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