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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ossipon encounters Winnie in the street not far from her shop on the evening of Mr. Verloc's death, he subsequently accompanies her to the Verloc parlor and he believes what?
(a) That Mr. Verloc was killed during a bank robbery attempt.
(b) That Mr. Verloc had killed a police officer and was caught.
(c) That Mr. Verloc had blown himself up earlier that day.
(d) That Mr. Verloc had killed a foreign political figure and fled.

2. Which type of fish does the assistant commissioner eventually tell Private Secretary Toodles he is pursuing in connection with the Greenwich Park bombing case on the evening of that incident?
(a) A whale.
(b) A minnow.
(c) A sardine.
(d) A dog-fish.

3. To which neighborhood does the Assistant Commissioner travel quickly by hansom from Soho on the evening of the Greenwich Park blast?
(a) Westminster.
(b) Buckingham.
(c) Greenwich Park.
(d) Lancaster.

4. What is Stevie's reaction when the cab driver starts whipping the horse during the ride to his mother's charity home?
(a) Stevie becomes upset and attempts to climb down and walk.
(b) Stevie covers his eyes and screams for the driver to stop.
(c) Stevie attempts to pry the whip from the cab driver's hand
(d) Stevie climbs down and refuses to get back on the cab.

5. 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 parlor.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) In the shop.

6. 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 cried each time she was pushed for answers and charmed her way with the officials.
(c) She had her simple-minded son along when she was interviewed to stress her family's plight.
(d) She flirted with the main official who interviewed her and he was attracted to her.

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

8. After assuring Winnie that things will turn out all right in their escape, what does Ossipon do?
(a) He jumps, fearing being caught aiding Winnie, and leaves the money with her.
(b) He jumps, but takes only a relatively small amount of money along with him.
(c) He jumps, taking all of Mr. Verloc's money along with him and leaving Winnie behind.
(d) As Winnie is exhausted, he allows her to fall asleep while he watches over her.

9. 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?
(a) Six.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Ten.

10. Regarding Stevie wandering away, what does Mrs. Verloc assure her husband?
(a) She knows Stevie shall ask a police officer for assistance if necessary.
(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 has never gotten lost before.

11. On which road is Mr. Verloc's shop and residence located?
(a) Burke Avenue.
(b) Bartlett Street.
(c) Brett Street
(d) Soho Street.

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

13. 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 troubled about the poor and their difficulties, and while awaiting a hansom tells Winnie the police should take care of it.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
(d) 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.

14. How does the assistant commissioner feel in regard to his conversation with Mr. Verloc on the evening of the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) He has only partial confidence in Mr. Verloc's honesty.
(b) He is not at all satisfied.
(c) He is quite satisfied.
(d) He is not absolutely confident.

15. 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?
(a) The police commissioner.
(b) Heat.
(c) His wife.
(d) Michaelis's patroness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the assistant commissioner's action with the secretary of state's private secretary early in the evening of the Greenwich Park bombing?

2. How does Winnie learn Stevie was killed in the bombing earlier that day at Greenwich Park?

3. How do Winnie and Ossipon plan to make their way to the point of departure in their escape from London?

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

5. What is the reason Mr. Verloc offers for Stevie accompanying him on a little country vacation?

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