1. How does Mrs. Verloc feel about her mother's decision to move out?
(a) She is happy her mother has a place to live.
(b) She is upset, but understands.
(c) She feels slighted and is unhappy.
(d) She feels slighted and so readily agrees.

2. Where does the professor initially encounter Chief Inspector Heat while the latter is conducting his inspection of the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) In a beer hall near the professor's residence.
(b) In an alley between two busy streets.
(c) In the vicinity of Greenwich Park.
(d) In a Scotland Yard interrogation room.

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

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

5. What is the assistant commissioner's response to the secretary of state's decision to have Heat removed from the investigation of the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) It pleases the assistant commissioner who then outlines his plan of action before departing.
(b) It pleases the assistant commissioner who promptly departs without further discussion on the matter except to assure the secretary of state he will return as directed.
(c) The assistant commissioner is excited and more pleased to share a high-quality brandy and Cuban cigar with the secretary of state while discussing international issues.
(d) It displeases the assistant commissioner who, nevertheless, outlines his plan of action before departing.