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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following do the old boatman and his wife NOT use to try to revive Mary from fainting?
(a) Cold water.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) A burnt feather.
(d) Smelling salts.

2. Why does Mary ask a doctor to declare Jane Wilson unfit to travel?
(a) So that Mary can save Jem on her own.
(b) So that Jane won't have to testify at Jem's trial.
(c) So that Jane can rest some more.
(d) So that Mary does not have to travel with Jane.

3. What slows the boat for most of the journey?
(a) The wind is against the boat.
(b) There is not enough manpower.
(c) The water is rough.
(d) The sail is damaged.

4. What pier does Mary depart from on the boat to take her to the John Cooper?
(a) "Prince's Pier".
(b) "Princess' Pier."
(c) "King's Pier".
(d) "Queen's Pier."

5. After learning the identity of his son's murderer, what does Henry Carson do?
(a) Henry visits his lawyer.
(b) Henry goes home and reads the bible.
(c) Henry visited Harry's grave.
(d) Henry contacts the police.

6. Where are the sons of the old boatman?
(a) Staying with relatives in Bath.
(b) Sailing to China and the Baltic.
(c) Working in London.
(d) Sailing to America.

7. How is the house that Mary is taken to described in Chapter 31?
(a) Small.
(b) Old-fashioned.
(c) Tidy.
(d) Eerie.

8. Where do the police find the murder weapon?
(a) In a field.
(b) Beside Harry's body.
(c) In Jem's house.
(d) In the mill.

9. Who does Jem learn is dying in Chapter 33?
(a) Alice Wilson.
(b) Job Legh.
(c) Henry Carson.
(d) His mother.

10. What word does Mary want to ask Job the meaning of?
(a) Onus.
(b) Alibi.
(c) Suspect.
(d) Circumstantial.

11. What is the family name of the old boatman?
(a) Bennet.
(b) Wentworth.
(c) Sturgis.
(d) Knightly.

12. What does Mary lose from her pocket upon returning to the shore in Chapter 28?
(a) A letter from Jem.
(b) The card which told her where to meet her friends.
(c) Some money.
(d) Her lucky charm.

13. Who is Mrs. Jones?
(a) A secretary in Liverpool.
(b) The owner of a carriage for rent.
(c) The owner of a lodging home.
(d) A dressmaker in Liverpool.

14. Who recommends that Mary be the one to track down Will Wilson?
(a) Job.
(b) Mary.
(c) Jane.
(d) Margaret.

15. What impression does Mr. Bridgenorth get from meeting Jem?
(a) That Jem is capable of murder.
(b) That Jem is not capable of murder.
(c) That Jem is scared of going to jail.
(d) That Jem knows something about the murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jane Wilson's condition when Mary goes to see her at the beginning of Chapter 24?

2. Where does Mrs. Jones say Will has gone?

3. Who suggests that Mary hire a boat to catch up with Will?

4. How does Jane feel about her son's affection for Mary?

5. What do Margaret and Mary observe about Alice when they visit her in Chapter 19?

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