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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The shop and residence.
(c) Her body and her love.
(d) Money.

2. What sort of restaurant does the assistant commissioner eat dinner at on the evening of the Greenwich Park blast?
(a) Italian.
(b) Greek.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

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) 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.

4. At the start of Chapter 11, right after Heat departs, how does Mr. Verloc find Winnie?
(a) Holding a knife.
(b) Getting dressed to leave.
(c) With her head on the table.
(d) With her face in her hands.

5. What kind of transportation have Winnie and Ossipon chosen to take on the evening of Mr. Verloc's death?
(a) A cross-Channel steamer.
(b) A train.
(c) A cargo ship.
(d) A horse-drawn carriage.

6. 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?
(a) He will be leaving the country to conduct business in the coming weeks.
(b) He will be leaving London for France for a school reunion and to visit friends in the coming weeks.
(c) He will be leaving the country to visit an old friend in the coming weeks
(d) He will be going out of town to buy property in the coming weeks.

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

8. How long before the bombing does Winnie's mother move from the Verloc residence into the charity home?
(a) Several months.
(b) A couple of days.
(c) Approximately a year.
(d) A few weeks.

9. What is the assistant commissioner's action with the secretary of state's private secretary early in the evening of the Greenwich Park bombing?
(a) He accepts his hat and outer coat that he took off upon arrival, and utters only a quick word of thanks before departing.
(b) They exchange a few brief comments on the case and a current bill concerning fisheries before the assistant commissioner departs.
(c) He accepts several more cigars and they exchange a few brief comments on a national sporting team before he departs.
(d) He arranges a note be sent to his wife regarding his inability that evening to accompany her to the home of her friend for dinner.

10. What does Mr. Verloc tell his wife when he finds her right after Heat leaves their home?
(a) He says how sorry he is that Stevie died.
(b) He begins to describe his second life as a secret agent, and he explains all that has transpired so far.
(c) He begins to describe his second life as a secret agent, and explains all that has transpired so far, except how Stevie was killed.
(d) He begins to describe his second life as a secret agent. but in thinking how he must describe Stevie's death to Winnie begins to cry.

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

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

13. 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) That Michaelis is cleared of any involvement.
(b) That Mrs. Verloc's testimony easily implicates the first secretary of the French embassy.
(c) He does not feel Mr. Verloc will leave the country, but he has had an officer assigned to follow him.
(d) That Mr. Verloc should be offered immunity in exchange for his testimony.

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

15. What does Winnie silently promise herself after Stevie's encounter with the cab driver?
(a) That she will somehow come up with enough money so her mother can leave the charity home.
(b) That her brother will never want for anything he needs or be poor.
(c) That once her mother returns her entire family will never want for anything or be poor.
(d) That she will ensure her brother never moves from her home.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Winnie's mother entrust what she views as her most valuable asset, her son Stevie?

2. What is Stevie's reaction when the cab driver starts whipping the horse during the ride to his mother's charity home?

3. Winnie imagines herself being put to death for her husband's murder and falling how many feet from the gallows with a rope around her neck?

4. What does Private Secretary Toodles initially assume when the assistant sommissioner arrives unexpectedly soon at the office of the secretary of state?

5. When confronting Mr. Vladimir on the evening of the Greenwich Park explosion, the assistant commissioner is virtually quoting Heat when he says what?

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