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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Jem use to return to Liverpool quickly?
(a) Jem has a job interview in Liverpool.
(b) Jem has left important documents in Liverpool.
(c) Jem is being harassed in Manchester.
(d) Jem wants to allow Job to return to Manchester.

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

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

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the Carson sisters?
(a) Amy.
(b) Emma.
(c) Helen.
(d) Sophy.

5. What is the only food Mary has to eat at home?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Raw oatmeal.
(c) Apples.
(d) Rice.

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

7. Who does Mary think the woman at her door at the end of Chapter 20 is?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Jane Wilson.
(c) Her sister.
(d) An old friend.

8. Who does Mary listen to speaking about Jem's case on her way to Liverpool?
(a) Two lawyers' clerks.
(b) Two newspaper reporters.
(c) Job and the a lawyer.
(d) A pair of gossiping young ladies.

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

10. Who informs the Carson sisters of their brother's murder?
(a) Their tutor.
(b) Their nurse.
(c) Their father.
(d) Their uncle.

11. For what service does Mary earn a little bit of money in Chapter 35?
(a) For mending a woman's gown in Liverpool.
(b) For tutoring her neighbor.
(c) For serving as a witness.
(d) For taking notes during the trial.

12. Why does Sally Leadbitter go to Mary's house in Chapter 25?
(a) Sally is bored.
(b) Sally misses Mary.
(c) Sally wants to hear gossip.
(d) Sally has news to share.

13. Why would the boat that Mary rode NOT return to the same pier?
(a) The tide is affecting where they can anchor.
(b) The boat's original pier is down the lake.
(c) An American steamer anchored close to it.
(d) The crew do not want to return to that pier.

14. What is the name of Will Wilson's ship?
(a) The Queen Victoria.
(b) The John Cropper.
(c) The Magellan.
(d) The Prince Albert.

15. Who suggests that Mary hire a boat to catch up with Will?
(a) Charley Jones.
(b) Orson Jones.
(c) Jimmy Jones.
(d) Fred Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the lawyer that Job hires?

2. Where does Mary find bullets and a package of gun powder?

3. Whose handwriting does Esther recognize on the piece of paper?

4. What does Jem worry about returning to life in Manchester?

5. On what day is Harry Carson murdered?

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