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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. By what nickname does Jack call Mercy in Chapter 20?

2. Where did Mercy live in a slum with her mother in her past?

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

4. Who is said to have painted a portrait of Tobias in 1838?

5. The narrator notes in Chapter 25 that there are what “in all crooked businesses”?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the reader learn about the relationship between Mr. Butler and Mercy in Chapter 30? What does Jack reveal to Mr. Butler in this chapter?

3. What deal is made between Jack and Tobias in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

7. How is the character of Edward Constable described in Chapter 6? What does he bring to Jack?

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

9. Where does Tobias travel to in Chapter 34? What does he do at this location?

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 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 2

Analyze the character of Jack Maggs as the protagonist of the novel. How is the appearance of Jack Maggs described by the author? How is his demeanor illustrated through his actions? Does the narrator of the story have an omniscient perspective? How does this allow the reader to know more about Jack Maggs?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the reactions of Percy Butler, Tobias Oates, Elizabeth Warriner, and Mary Oates to the first hypnosis of Jack Maggs. What is discovered about Jack’s history through the hypnosis? What do these characters decide to do about Jack Maggs? Why?

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