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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. How many of the abortion pills does Tobias give to Elizabeth downstairs as Jack waits for him in the study in Chapter 82?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

3. Where does Mercy tell Jack she will take him to find Henry at the end of Chapter 84?
(a) Lineham Hall.
(b) Covent Garden.
(c) Buckingham Palace.
(d) Great Windmill Street.

4. For how many years does Jack say he spent in “a hell called Moreton Bay” in Chapter 47?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the beloved tutor that rescued Henry from the orphanage?

2. What doctor does the cabbie take Tobias to see in the beginning of Chapter 52?

3. Who is the man that knows Jack and who works at the Bull Inn in Chapter 66?

4. By what source on his land in Australia does Jack say he earned his fortune in Chapter 62?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What physical conflict takes place in the climax of the novel in Chapters 88 and 89?

3. What exchange takes place between Tobias and Dr. Grieves at Mr. Butler’s house in Chapter 50?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What leads to the violent conflict that takes place in Chapter 68? What do Jack and Tobias do afterward?

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

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