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

2. Who is the 70-year-old woman that the man in the red waistcoat addresses outside of her home at Number Four Cecil Street in Chapter 1?

3. How many paces behind him does Mr. Butler instruct Jack to keep as they walk to Tobias’s home in Chapter 22?

4. Who was the master of Mr. Buckle’s home on Great Queen Street prior to Mr. Buckle?

5. By what name does Tobias refer to his sister-in-law in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mercy’s childhood described in Chapter 19? How did Mercy come to meet Mr. Butler?

2. How have Mr. Butler’s perceptions of Jack changed in Chapter 28?

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

4. What happens when Edward Constable confronts Henry in Chapter 45?

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

6. Who arrives at the home of Percy in Chapter 37? How is this character described?

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

8. Who is the guest of honor at Mr. Buckle’s house in Chapter 7? How is this character described?

9. What causes the confrontation between Jack and Percy Butler in Chapter 17?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the “phantom” which haunts Jack Maggs in the novel. How is this creature described in appearance? What symbolism is associated with the phantom? Do you believe the phantom is “real” in Jack’s mind or is it just a suggestion from Tobias that has taken control?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the setting of Jack Maggs. What year is established in Chapter 1? How does the author describe London at this time? Where in London does Jack Maggs first appear? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Tobias Oates in Jack Maggs. How old is Oates described as being in Chapters 9-11? How is his demeanor described? What other guests attend the dinner party and how do they relate to Tobias Oates?

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