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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 old is Elizabeth in Chapter 61?
2. What weapon does Mr. Butler give to Henry in Chapter 79?
3. It is Jack’s plan to travel down the river until he and Tobias arrive where, in Chapter 71?
4. Whom does the Thief-taker say he found “who was taken from her mother’s arms” in Chapter 67?
5. What is the treacherous whip that was used on Jack in the pits in Australia called in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mary go to the home of Mary Britten in Chapter 77?
2. To whom does Jack write a letter in Chapter 58? What does he relate in the beginning of the letter?
3. In Jack’s recollections from his childhood, how does he describe the altercation that took place between Ma Britten, himself, and Sophina in Chapter 60?
4. How does Jack describe his first meeting with Henry Phipps in Chapter 71?
5. Where have Tobias and Jack arrived in the beginning of Chapter 81? What is their objective at this setting?
6. Whom do Jack and Tobias meet with in Chapter 66? At what location does the meeting take place?
7. How has Tobias gone about securing money to cover his debts in Chapters 56 and 57?
8. What exchange takes place between Tobias and Dr. Grieves at Mr. Butler’s house in Chapter 50?
9. What ailment is causing problems for Tobias’s infant son in Chapter 52? Who does he go to fetch for help?
10. What issues regarding money does Tobias deal with in Chapter 50?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of secrecy in the novel. What secrets has the author revealed of the main characters in the first twelve chapters of the book? How do you foresee these secrets integrating themselves into the plot of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Jack’s early childhood as depicted in his letters to Henry Phipps. Where was Jack discovered as an infant? Who took the baby in? How much did Silas pay for Jack? Where did he take him?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the history of Australia as a penal colony for the British. When was Australia discovered and colonized? How did it come to be a penal colony? How was the colony structured? When was the penal colony dissolved? How do you think author Peter Carey’s Australian heritage influenced his writing of Jack Maggs?
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