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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 has Jack drunk a bottle of from Mr. Butler’s cellar when he awakens in the morning in Chapter 32?
(a) Claret.
(b) Gin.
(c) Scotch whisky.
(d) Wine.

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

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

4. What is the conclusion that the “doctor” comes to after inspecting the household’s servants in Chapter 39?
(a) To quarantine the house.
(b) To burn the house.
(c) To evacuate the house.
(d) To call in more doctors.

5. In what year was John Sheppard said to have been hanged in Chapter 13?
(a) 1659.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1724.
(d) 1812.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Jack pen a letter in Chapter 21?

2. Who is said to have painted a portrait of Tobias in 1838?

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

4. Mercy tells Jack in Chapter 41 that she went to a Metzmetric Concert where with Mr. Constable?

5. How much money did Jack’s benefactor pay to take his naked body when he was found as an infant under the London Bridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about the relationship between Mr. Butler and Mercy in Chapter 30? What does Jack reveal to Mr. Butler in this chapter?

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

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

4. How are the emotional and mental states of Mr. Butler’s servants described in Chapters 40-42?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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