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

2. Percy Butler is said to be no taller than what height in Chapter 30?
(a) 5’2”.
(b) 5'.
(c) 4’10”.
(d) 6'.

3. What is the secret that Tobias is said to harbor in Chapter 10?
(a) He is an escaped convict.
(b) He is a millionaire.
(c) His is secretly married to two women.
(d) He is in love with his wife’s sister.

4. How is the weather described in the morning that begins Chapter 33?
(a) Cold and snowing.
(b) Sunny and clear.
(c) Gray and drizzling.
(d) Crisp and windy.

5. To whom does Jack pen a letter in Chapter 21?
(a) Wilf Partridge.
(b) Silas Smith.
(c) Henry Phipps.
(d) Mercy Larkin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money does Tobias presume he will get for writing the story of Jack in Chapter 34?

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

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

5. Where did Mercy live in a slum with her mother in her past?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Miss Mott doing in the beginning of Chapter 4? What are her thoughts about the household where she works?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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