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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 does the doctor demand as payment for his services after he’s saved Tobias’s baby from infection in Chapter 53?

2. In Chapter 91, the narrator states that Mercy insisted the Maggs family move from Sydney to where after her arrival?

3. Henry’s tutor that saved him from the orphanage disappeared from his life on the eve of Henry’s birthday to turn how old?

4. By what source on his land in Australia does Jack say he earned his fortune in Chapter 62?

5. Under whose tutelage does Tobias say the Thief-taker studied Animal Magnetism in Chapter 67?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What ailment is causing problems for Tobias’s infant son in Chapter 52? Who does he go to fetch for help?

3. What occurrences have shaped the prospects of Tobias Oates in Chapter 61?

4. How do Jack and Tobias escape Gloucester in Chapter 70? What dangers do they face?

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

6. What does Jack discover in Tobias’s notebook in Chapters 73 and 74? How does Jack respond?

7. 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?

8. Why does Mary go to the home of Mary Britten in Chapter 77?

9. What leads to the violent conflict that takes place in Chapter 68? What do Jack and Tobias do afterward?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Discuss the “phantom” which haunts Jack Maggs in the novel. How is this creature described in appearance? What symbolism is associated with the phantom? Do you believe the phantom is “real” in Jack’s mind or is it just a suggestion from Tobias that has taken control?

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