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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. Under whose tutelage does Tobias say the Thief-taker studied Animal Magnetism in Chapter 67?
2. 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?
3. What does Jack reveal to Constable about Henry Phipps in Chapter 47?
4. What objects does Jack send out along with his letters to Mr. Phipps?
5. At what time do Tobias and Jack cross the River Thames in the beginning of Chapter 78?
Short Essay Questions
1. How has Tobias gone about securing money to cover his debts in Chapters 56 and 57?
2. What discussion takes place between Mr. Butler, Mr. Makepeace, and Mr. Phipps in Chapter 79?
3. What is discovered about Elizabeth Warriner’s condition in Chapter 86?
4. What outcome is revealed for Jack and Mercy Larkin in the denouement of the novel?
5. What issues regarding money does Tobias deal with in Chapter 50?
6. What occurrences have shaped the prospects of Tobias Oates in Chapter 61?
7. To whom does Jack write a letter in Chapter 58? What does he relate in the beginning of the letter?
8. What physical conflict takes place in the climax of the novel in Chapters 88 and 89?
9. What takes place in Tobias’s house in Chapter 82? Where does Jack go when he leaves?
10. How does Jack describe his first meeting with Henry Phipps in Chapter 71?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Dr. Hardwick in the narrative. How is Dr. Hardwick’s home described when the cabbie takes Tobias there? How does Dr. Grieves treat the infant John Oates? What does he demand for payment? Why?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the childhood of Mercy Larkin. How old was Mercy when her father died? What led Mercy and her mother to leave their home after her father’s death? Where did they move? How is this setting and lifestyle described?
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