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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. Who is the first to go into the scullery and meet with the visiting “doctor” in Chapter 39?
(a) Mrs. Halfstairs.
(b) Jack Maggs.
(c) Mr. Constable.
(d) Tobias Oates.

2. What does Jack do after the doctor leaves Mr. Butler’s house in Chapter 40?
(a) He creeps into the alley to follow him.
(b) He nails the doors and windows shut.
(c) He calls the police.
(d) He sends out all the servants.

3. What role is Tobias playing when he arrives at Mr. Butler’s home in Chapter 39?
(a) Sir William McReady.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Edward the Great.
(d) Sir Spencer Spence.

4. What does the word “finder” refer to in the narrative?
(a) A thief.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A poor person.
(d) A miner.

5. Where does Jack say he and his adopted family moved after the summer of 1801?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) Whitechapel.
(c) Wapping.
(d) Islington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mary Britten’s “big red-boned son”?

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

3. What is the name of Tobias’s son?

4. Mercy tells Jack in Chapter 28 that Mr. Buckle had a sister that was transported where?

5. What term from Chapter 22 refers to a working-class movement for political reform in Britain between 1838 and 1848?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is the guest of honor at Mr. Buckle’s house in Chapter 7? How is this character described?

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

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

8. How does Jack describe his progression as a thief in his letter from Chapter 43? Where did his family resettle during this time?

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

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

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