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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 precise date given by the narrator in Chapter 1 when the man with the red waistcoat arrives in London?

2. In Chapter 34, Tobias says he is setting off for what location to write about a recent fire?

3. Mercy tells Jack in Chapter 41 that she went to a Metzmetric Concert where with Mr. Constable?

4. For how many gentlemen is Miss Mott cooking dinner in the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. What is the name of the estate where Edward Constable worked prior to working at Great Queen Street?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How is the study of Tobias described in Chapter 13? What eccentricities fill his study?

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

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

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 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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