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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. In Chapter 91, the narrator states that Mercy insisted the Maggs family move from Sydney to where after her arrival?
(a) Islington.
(b) Whitechapel.
(c) Tyburn.
(d) Wingham.

2. At what time does Jack say he will return to Tobias’s door in the morning in Chapter 84?
(a) 8:00.
(b) 10:00.
(c) 7:00.
(d) 9:00.

3. What does the doctor demand as payment for his services after he’s saved Tobias’s baby from infection in Chapter 53?
(a) Mary’s wedding ring.
(b) Elizabeth’s necklace.
(c) Tobias’s painting.
(d) Tobias’s wedding ring.

4. What author does Jack say he never heard Silas mention, though his schemes would have met with his approval, in his letter from Chapter 59?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Jackson Anders.
(c) Lord Willington.
(d) Adam Smith.

5. What does Elizabeth reveal to Tobias in Chapter 54?
(a) She is getting married.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is going to jail.
(d) She is taking a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 91 that at “the instant Henry Phipps discharged the pistol,” who “died in her bed”?

2. What doctor does Tobias recall in Wapping that had killed three of his spinster patients and fed their remains to his fox terrier in Chapter 53?

3. How does Mr. Buckle describe his relationship to Jack when he speaks with Henry in chapter 73?

4. How old does the narrator say Dick Maggs was “when Jack returned from England” in Chapter 91?

5. How old does Jack say Henry was the last time he saw him in Chapter 85?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jack and Tobias escape Gloucester in Chapter 70? What dangers do they face?

2. How has Tobias gone about securing money to cover his debts in Chapters 56 and 57?

3. What exchange takes place between Jack and Constable when Constable returns in Chapter 46?

4. How is the meeting between Jack, Tobias, and the Thief-taker described in Chapter 67?

5. What does Jack discover in Tobias’s notebook in Chapters 73 and 74? How does Jack respond?

6. How does Jack describe the punishment he and Sophina received from Ma Britten in Chapter 65?

7. Who appears to meet with Henry in Chapter 73? Why?

8. How is Tobias’s son treated in Chapters 52 and 53? What further complications does Tobias encounter in these chapters?

9. What issues regarding money does Tobias deal with in Chapter 50?

10. How does Jack apprehend Tobias in Chapter 76? Where does he lead him?

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