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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mary Britten’s “big red-boned son”?

2. What has Jack drunk a bottle of from Mr. Butler’s cellar when he awakens in the morning in Chapter 32?

3. Who is the chief actor at the Lyceum Theatre and a guest at Mr. Buckle’s estate in Chapter 7?

4. The Patent Office Library is described as being on what street in Chapter 18?

5. What does Edward Constable define in Chapter 38 as someone who is “rich and has no manners”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack do after the departure of the visitor in Mr. Butler’s home in Chapter 40?

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

3. What do the servants in Mr. Buckle’s house come to discover about Jack in Chapter 16? How does Jack respond?

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

5. What conversation does Mercy overhear between Mr. Buckle and Mr. Makepeace in Chapter 33?

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

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

8. How is Tobias’s household and family described in Chapter 10? What is Tobias’s secret that is revealed in the chapter?

9. What assessment is reached regarding the household of Percy in Chapter 39?

10. What does Jack do on Great Queen Street in Chapter 2? Who is he mistaken for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Charles Dickens and his fascination with psychology and the “Criminal Mind.” How did Dickens develop the characters from his novels? What historical evidence suggests that Dickens based these characters on real individuals? How faithful is the depiction of Tobias Oates in comparison with the history of Charles Dickens?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of Mr. Percy Buckle’s estate. How large is Mr. Buckle’s household? How many servants does the master keep? How does Jack fit in with this group of characters? What are his perceptions of them?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Mary Oates and Elizabeth Warriner in the narrative. What is the relationship between Mary and Elizabeth like? How do these women differ? How are they alike?

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