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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year does the actual incident on which this novel is based take place?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1948,
(c) 1894.
(d) 1889.

2. What does the assistant commissioner recall from his first encounter with Michaelis?
(a) That Michaelis was reluctant to tell his story about being convicted for murder.
(b) That Michaelis was uncharming and virtually incomprehensible.
(c) That Michaelis was very charming and articulate.
(d) That Michaelis was clearly a womanizer who drank heavily and gambled endlessly.

3. 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) They aid people not merely because they are poor, but to ensure the rich do not steal from them.
(c) They aid people not merely because they are poor, but to keep everyone safe.
(d) The poor do not pay their taxes, so the police do not help them.

4. Where is Mr. Verloc's shop located?
(a) It covers the entire first floor of his frame home.
(b) Toward the front of his large, stone home.
(c) In a shop one block from his brick home.
(d) Toward the front of his small, brick home.

5. What is Mr. Verloc's reaction to his mother-in-law's decision to move out?
(a) While there is one less mouth to feed, it bothers him that there is also one less to aid in Stevie's care.
(b) He is grateful there is but one of his wife's family he now must be concerned.
(c) It does not actually matter much to him, and he is relatively unaffected.
(d) He is troubled only because Winnie has made it clear she is very concerned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mr. Wurmt and Mr. Verloc have their single meeting in the story?

2. How does Mr. Verloc feel upon returning from his trip taken shortly after his mother-in-law moved into a charity home?

3. How is the assistant commissioner feeling about his decision to take his new law enforcement position in London?

4. What is Winnie's response to Mr. Verloc immediately after Heat leaves their home?

5. On the evening she learns of Stevies' death, what happens when Winnie comes downstairs dressed in black, including a veil and small purse as though she is going out?

(see the answer key)

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