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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what is the initial destination the Assistant Commissioner goes to for the second time that evening?
(a) He goes first to the secretary of state to report his progress in the investigation.
(b) He goes first to the Italian restaurant for dessert and a glass of vermouth as a reward to himself in the case.
(c) He first searches out Mr. Vladimir promptly for the second time that evening now that he can establish his days as an anarchist are over.
(d) He goes first to his office to type his official report so Heat will be outshone when he arrives for work in the morning.

2. To whom does Winnie's mother entrust what she views as her most valuable asset, her son Stevie?
(a) Her only daughter.
(b) Stevie's stepfather.
(c) Her only son.
(d) A close neighbor who has a son.

3. 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 displeases the assistant commissioner who, nevertheless, outlines his plan of action before departing.
(b) It pleases the assistant commissioner who then outlines his plan of action before departing.
(c) 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.
(d) 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.

4. Having returned to her residence with Ossipon on the evening she murdered Mr. Verloc, where does Winnie see that the light remains on?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In her bedroom.
(c) In the parlor.
(d) In the shop.

5. Once the Assistant Commissioner arrives at the reported center of the empire, there are several constables who do what upon seeing him departing the vehicle?
(a) Announce a good evening to him.
(b) Challenge him for identification.
(c) Salute him.
(d) Turn away from him.

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

7. What concerns Winnie when her brother is outside with Mr. Verloc in Chapter 9?
(a) That her brother will attempt to run away and get to his mother's charity home at his first chane.
(b) That her brother will actually get lost and be unable to find his way back home.
(c) The things Stevie will hear, and that they will encounter Mr. Verloc's friends.
(d) That Steve will encounter extremely bad weather and get deathly ill as a result.

8. What reason does the assistant commissioner give the secretary of state to have Heat removed from the investigation of that explosion?
(a) The case is much too sensitive and may explode into a national matter.
(b) There are other investigators under his authority with neutral views who would be better suited to pursue the case.
(c) Heat has expressed his opinion that the case is unimportant since the bomber was killed and is no longer a threat.
(d) Heat's opinion regarding the matter is too jaded to pursue the case satisfactorily.

9. What is the reason Mr. Verloc offers for Stevie accompanying him on a little country vacation?
(a) That Stevie is due for time alone, man-to-man with Mr. Verloc, as he is making the transition into adulthood.
(b) It is time for Stevie to get out of the city and away from the shop for a change of pace and a chance to explore.
(c) That Stevie needs an opportunity to learn about life.
(d) The scenery change will aid Stevie in getting past his mother's absence.

10. What does Winnie think about Mr. Verloc and Stevie when she last saw them together?
(a) How much they appeared like a grandfather and his grandson together.
(b) How much they appeared like her husband and one of his peculiar friends together.
(c) How much they appeared like an older and a younger brother together.
(d) How much they appeared like a father and his son together.

11. Specifically, what is it Winnie offers in exchange for Ossipon's assistance in escape on the evening of Mr. Verloc's demise?
(a) Bomb components.
(b) Her body and her love.
(c) Money.
(d) The shop and residence.

12. Following a verbal confrontation between Winnie and Mr. Verloc on the evening she learns of Stevie's death, what does her Mr. Verloc presume?
(a) She needs to make herself ready so they may depart at a moment's notice.
(b) He is convinced he will be going to prison soon, and Winnie will need to operate the shop.
(c) He is convinced he will be going to court soon, and Winnie will need to operate the shop.
(d) He will be arrested soon if they do not sell the shop quickly and leave the country.

13. When asked, what is it that the secretary of state is told that makes it unnecessary to incarcerate the person he is concerned about?
(a) The subject has no place to go to without being found and then incurring further problems.
(b) The subject will not leave their professional responsibilities.
(c) The subject has a spouse who will not leave the country.
(d) The subject will not leave in hopes of reducing potential punishment.

14. As they prepare to escape from Lonaon, how much of Mr. Verloc's money does Winnie give to Ossipon, and what does she tell him aids in the use of it?
(a) She gives him all of her husband's money and stipulates it is untraceable.
(b) She gives him all but a little of her husband's money and stipulates she does not know if it is traceable, but he banked out of the country.
(c) She gives him half of her husband's money and stipulates it is untraceable.
(d) She gives him part of her husband's money and stipulates it is untraceable as he banked in Switzerland.

15. With the fear of the gallows looming ahead of her, what is it Winnie initially decides to do on the night of Mr. Verloc's death?
(a) Jump in front of a tram.
(b) Jump from a bridge.
(c) Slit her wrists.
(d) Poison herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Assistant Commissioner go after leaving his office early in the evening of the Greenwich Park blast?

2. Who does the assistant commissioner send a note to before he departs his office for the second time on the evening of the Greenwich Park explosion?

3. On which road is Mr. Verloc's shop and residence located?

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

5. To which neighborhood does the Assistant Commissioner travel quickly by hansom from Soho on the evening of the Greenwich Park blast?

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