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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Verloc do when he returns home immediately after the meeting with Mr. Vladimir in which he learns his monthly income checks are in jeopardy.
(a) He seeks advice from Stevie on the matter.
(b) He sulks and worries.
(c) He enjoys a big homemade dinner and speaks in an unconcerned manner with his family.
(d) He goes to a local tavern after dinner for a couple of glasses of beer.

2. Why does Mrs. Verloc's mother wish to move into a charity home?
(a) To ensure while she is still alive that Stevie will be taken care of for the remainder of his life, rather than encounter the issue on her deathbed.
(b) She is nearing the end of her life and no longer wants to be a drain on her children.
(c) She feels in the way at the Verloc residence and believes relations between her children and Mr. Verloc will run more smoothly with her living elsewhere.
(d) She dislikes how Mr. Verloc treats Stevie and feels compelled to live elsewhere, but cannot afford to.

3. Why is one member of the Red Committee having so much difficulty communicating with other members of the group?
(a) He is not as well educated as the other members.
(b) He is reluctant to participate in the bombing for fear of imprisonment.
(c) He was confined for so long.
(d) He has a shy personality.

4. Who did Heat personally assure the month prior to the Greenwich Park explosion that no terrorist acts would occur anytime soon because Heat is watching every known terrorist?
(a) The king.
(b) The prime minister.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The secretary of state.

5. What does Winnie explain to Stevie about the purpose of the police when he states they should do something for the poor?
(a) They aid people not merely because they are poor, but to ensure they do not steal things from rich people.
(b) The poor do not pay their taxes, so the police do not help them.
(c) They aid people not merely because they are poor, but to ensure the rich do not steal from them.
(d) They aid people not merely because they are poor, but to keep everyone safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reaction does Heat's supervisor have upon initially hearing of Michaelis's connection with the Greenwich Park explosion investigation?

2. Subsequent to his initial encounter, how long ago did Heat first approach Mr. Verloc and offer protection of his business packages from discovery if he would provide Heat information?

3. What is the primary reason the assistant commissioner left his position as police chief in a small province for his current position?

4. What does Heat tell the Assistant Commissioner that a witness spotted in Greenwich Park prior to the explosion that morning?

5. What does Mr. Verloc plan to do if he stops receiving monthly paychecks from the embassy?

(see the answer key)

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