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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Verloc give his wife to hide on the evening of the bombing, and where does she place it?
(a) A locked satchel containing bomb components that she places in the attic.
(b) A briefcase containing papers that she hides behind a tall, grandfather clock.
(c) A leather purse containing banknotes that she places under the mattress of their bed.
(d) A pigskin pocketbook containing a large quantity of money that she secures under her bodice.

2. Where does the Assistant Commissioner go after leaving his office early in the evening of the Greenwich Park blast?
(a) Before he confers with the secretary of state, he grabs a quick bite to eat at a restaurant near the police station.
(b) He walks directly to the secretary of state's private rooms to brief him on the explosion earlier that day.
(c) Before he confers with the secretary of state, he goes to the coroner's office to confer regarding the bombing victim.
(d) Before he confers with the secretary of state, he takes a tram to Greenwich Park to observe the bomb scene prior to sunset.

3. How do Winnie and Ossipon plan to make their way to the point of departure in their escape from London?
(a) Together, with Winnie wearing her hood over her head.
(b) Separately, with Winnie wearing her veil and Ossipon wearing his hat down low.
(c) Separately.
(d) Together.

4. Why does Mrs. Verloc's mother wish to move into a charity home?
(a) She dislikes how Mr. Verloc treats Stevie and feels compelled to live elsewhere, but cannot afford to.
(b) 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.
(c) She is nearing the end of her life and no longer wants to be a drain on her children.
(d) 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.

5. What agitates Stevie at breakfast on the morning Mr. Verloc returns from his trip?
(a) When a neighbor woman starts complaining about the difficulties in raising children with little money.
(b) When a neighbor man starts complaining about the poor not being granted basic health care, and education and occupational training opportunities.
(c) When a neighbor woman starts complaining about the discrimination in not allowing woman an equal vote.
(d) When a neighbor woman starts complaining about the difficulties in raising children with little governmental support.

6. Once having interviewed Mr. Verloc, what is it that the assistant commissioner quickly stresses to the secretary of state that he learned during his investigation regarding the Greenwich Park bombing?
(a) He does not feel Mr. Verloc will leave the country, but he has had an officer assigned to follow him.
(b) That Mrs. Verloc's testimony easily implicates the first secretary of the French embassy.
(c) That Michaelis is cleared of any involvement.
(d) That Mr. Verloc should be offered immunity in exchange for his testimony.

7. When briefed, what is the secretary of state told was the intended bombing target?
(a) The main square in Greenwich.
(b) The Greenwich Observatory.
(c) The Greenwich tram station.
(d) The area bombed in Greenwich Park.

8. How did Mrs. Verloc's mother convince officials to allow her a place in a charity home when she had family to take care of her?
(a) She agreed to work in the kitchen or help with other disabled residents if she were allowed in.
(b) She flirted with the main official who interviewed her and he was attracted to her.
(c) She had her simple-minded son along when she was interviewed to stress her family's plight.
(d) She cried each time she was pushed for answers and charmed her way with the officials.

9. 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) 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 they do not steal things from rich people.
(d) They aid people not merely because they are poor, but to ensure the rich do not steal from them.

10. What is Stevie's reaction when he later talks to the cab driver and learns of his plight in caring for four children and wife while having to do cab work at night?
(a) He becomes quite upset about the poor and their difficulties, and enroute to the train tells Winnie it is a matter the police should take care of.
(b) He becomes quite troubled about the poor and their difficulties, and when going to the bus stop tells Winnie the police should take care of it.
(c) He becomes quite troubled about the poor and their difficulties, and while awaiting a hansom tells Winnie the police should take care of it.
(d) He becomes quite troubled about the poor, initially stating the police should help the poor, but later appears to have his mind on other things and to have forgotten the matter.

11. When confronting Mr. Vladimir on the evening of the Greenwich Park explosion, the assistant commissioner is virtually quoting Heat when he says what?
(a) "We can locate any terrorist within a day."
(b) "We can put our finger on every anarchist here."
(c) "There is always someone willing to talk in exchange for a reduced sentence."
(d) "We were able to pinpoint the perpetrator of this incident in under twenty-four hours."

12. What concern does the secretary of state express when briefed by the assistant commissioner regarding his suspect of the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) That Mrs. Verloc was not questioned and placed under house arrest.
(b) That Mr. Vladimir was not put in prison.
(c) That Mr. Verloc was not put in prison.
(d) That Mr. Vladimir was not arrested and interrogated.

13. 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) 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.
(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) It displeases the assistant commissioner who, nevertheless, outlines his plan of action before departing.
(d) It pleases the assistant commissioner who then outlines his plan of action before departing.

14. Regarding Stevie wandering away, what does Mrs. Verloc assure her husband?
(a) She knows Stevie has never gotten lost before.
(b) She knows Stevie shall find his way back by himself if necessary.
(c) She knows Stevie shall stick by Mr. Verloc very closely.
(d) She knows Stevie shall ask a police officer for assistance if necessary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On the evening of Stevie's death, when Winnie goes upstairs, what does her husband think she is going to do?

2. In chapter 7, what does the assistant commissioner ensure when he returns to his office following his evening meeting with the secretary of state?

3. 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?

4. When Mrs. Verloc looked back into the parlor where Mr. Verloc was dead, how did he appear to her?

5. After Winnie's mother has moved, Mrs. Verloc attempts to convey her concerns that Stevie will soon become depressed. Mr. Verloc tells her to bring in a neighbor woman to assist her because he will be where?

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