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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. Where does Mercy tell Jack she will take him to find Henry at the end of Chapter 84?

2. What doctor does Tobias write to when Jack appears requesting one for the butler in Chapter 50?

3. For how many years does Jack say he spent in “a hell called Moreton Bay” in Chapter 47?

4. 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?

5. For how many hours in bed has Elizabeth suffering in the opening of Chapter 86?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What physical conflict takes place in the climax of the novel in Chapters 88 and 89?

3. What exchange takes place between Mercy and Jack in Chapter 84?

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

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

6. How does Jack describe the punishment he and Sophina received from Ma Britten in Chapter 65?

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

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

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

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 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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of Brighton and the imagery depicted of it in the novel. Why does Tobias Oates go first to the morgue to cover his story of the fire? What impressions does Tobias have of the children that he finds there?

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