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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the evening of Mr. Verloc's death, Ossipon suggests they take a midnight train away, however, Winnie insists on returning to the shop saying she recalls what?
(a) She failed to lock the shop vault.
(b) She left the lights on in the shop.
(c) She failed to lock the shop door.
(d) She left behind a large sum of money.

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

3. 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) That Steve will encounter extremely bad weather and get deathly ill as a result.
(d) The things Stevie will hear, and that they will encounter Mr. Verloc's friends.

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 attempts to pry the whip from the cab driver's hand
(b) Stevie climbs down and refuses to get back on the cab.
(c) Stevie covers his eyes and screams for the driver to stop.
(d) Stevie becomes upset and attempts to climb down and walk.

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

6. On the afternoon he returns from his trip, why does Mr. Verloc decides he will go outside?
(a) To take a walk.
(b) To go to the neighborhood park for some fresh air.
(c) To take a carriage ride.
(d) To get a copy of the afternoon newspaper at a cafe.

7. In Chapter 9, when does Mr. Verloc return from his trip?
(a) A week later.
(b) A month later.
(c) Ten days later.
(d) Two weeks later.

8. When Mr. Verloc confronts Winnie on the night of Stevies death, what does he say about the death?
(a) Winnie was as responsible for Stevie's death as Mr. Verloc was, since she made him take Stevie for the walk.
(b) It was Stevie who managed to trip and detonate the blast.
(c) It was just as well Stevie was dead for his own sake, and with her mother now gone Winnie could be totally attentive to him.
(d) Stevie insisted on carrying the bomb and Mr.Verloc was not able to convince him otherwise.

9. 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 part of her husband's money and stipulates it is untraceable as he banked in Switzerland.
(c) 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.
(d) She gives him half of her husband's money and stipulates it is untraceable.

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

11. 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 blown himself up earlier that day.
(c) That Mr. Verloc had killed a foreign political figure and fled.
(d) That Mr. Verloc had killed a police officer and was caught.

12. What is the secretary of state's response to the assistant commissioner's request to have Heat removed from the investigation of the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) He retains Heat on the case and directs the assistant commissioner to participate in the investigation personally as well.
(b) He dismisses Heat and directs the assistant commissioner to report back to him within forty-eight hours.
(c) He dismisses Heat and directs the Assistant Commissioner to assign other investigators under his direct supervision to the case.
(d) He dismisses Heat and directs the assistant commissioner to report back to him that same night.

13. What is Winnie's response to Mr. Verloc immediately after Heat leaves their home?
(a) She listens, also thinking about Stevie and the sacrifices she has made for her brother.
(b) She only barely listens, thinking more about Stevie and her mother, and sacrifices she has made for them.
(c) She refuses to listen, only thinking about her brother and and mother, and the sacrifices she has made for them.
(d) She listens, but nothing is registering as she is simultaneously thinking about the times she spent with Stevie and her mother.

14. In addition to being aware that Winnie's mother left, what else is Mr. Verloc's reaction to the domestic troubles in his home?
(a) While concerned, he is trusting Winnie will resolve them.
(b) He is mainly oblivious.
(c) He tells Winnie to hire a neighbor to clean and he will help too.
(d) He approaches Winnie in an attempt to resolve them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What concern does the secretary of state express when briefed by the assistant commissioner regarding his suspect of the Greenwich Park explosion?

2. 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?

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

4. What does the assistant commissioner observe at the restaurant he has dinner at on the evening of the Greenwich Park explosion?

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?

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