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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. When Jack met Henry, Henry told him he was an orphan and that he was to be sent where to live with other orphans, according to Jack’s story in Chapter 71?

2. The garment that Mary Oates is clothing her infant son in is said to be a gift from whom, in Chapter 64?

3. Who opens the door of Henry’s home and shouts at Henry to fire in Chapter 90?

4. What does Jack reveal to Constable about Henry Phipps in Chapter 47?

5. What is the name of the publisher that Tobias has gone to see about signing a contract for Tobias’s next novel about Jack Maggs in Chapter 61?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Tobias gone about securing money to cover his debts in Chapters 56 and 57?

2. What is discovered about Elizabeth Warriner’s condition in Chapter 86?

3. Where have Tobias and Jack arrived in the beginning of Chapter 81? What is their objective at this setting?

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

5. Whom do Jack and Tobias meet with in Chapter 66? At what location does the meeting take place?

6. How does Jack describe his first meeting with Henry Phipps in Chapter 71?

7. What secret about Henry does Jack share with Constable in Chapter 47?

8. To whom does Jack write a letter in Chapter 58? What does he relate in the beginning of the letter?

9. What discussion takes place between Mr. Butler, Mr. Makepeace, and Mr. Phipps in Chapter 79?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Islington and Jack’s life with Mary Britten, Sophina, Tom, and Silas Smith there. How does Jack feel about each of these characters? How does the setting of Islington compare with the previous home of Jack’s family?

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

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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