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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 opens the door of Henry’s home and shouts at Henry to fire in Chapter 90?
(a) Mercy Larkin.
(b) Jack Maggs.
(c) Percy Buckle.
(d) Mr. Makepeace.

2. The doctor that comes to see Spinks says that he will put down what as the cause of death on the death certificate in Chapter 50?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Suicide.

3. In Chapter 62, Tobias begins his novel about Jack. In what year does his first chapter open?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1825.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1805.

4. Mary tells Elizabeth that she gave her medicine in what, in Chapter 86?
(a) In her afternoon cocktail.
(b) In her tea.
(c) In her dinner.
(d) In her milk.

5. How does Mr. Buckle describe his relationship to Jack when he speaks with Henry in chapter 73?
(a) Jack Maggs is his father.
(b) Jack Maggs is his rival.
(c) Jack Maggs is his boss.
(d) Jack Maggs is his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jack encounter Mercy in Chapter 84?

2. What does Elizabeth reveal to Tobias in Chapter 54?

3. The narrator states in the opening of Chapter 79, “Henry Phipps had always been excessively afraid of” what?

4. Where does Tobias tell Jack the Thief-catcher lives in Chapter 56?

5. What is the truth about the history between Constable and Mr. Phipps?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is discovered about Elizabeth Warriner’s condition in Chapter 86?

2. What exchange takes place between Mercy and Jack in Chapter 84?

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

4. What ailment is causing problems for Tobias’s infant son in Chapter 52? Who does he go to fetch for help?

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

6. What takes place in Tobias’s house in Chapter 82? Where does Jack go when he leaves?

7. Where have Tobias and Jack arrived in the beginning of Chapter 81? What is their objective at this setting?

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

9. What occurrences have shaped the prospects of Tobias Oates in Chapter 61?

10. What secret about Henry does Jack share with Constable in Chapter 47?

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