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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Before he confers with the secretary of state, he goes to the coroner's office to confer regarding the bombing victim.
(c) He walks directly to the secretary of state's private rooms to brief him on the explosion earlier that day.
(d) Before he confers with the secretary of state, he takes a tram to Greenwich Park to observe the bomb scene prior to sunset.

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

3. In chapter 7, what does the assistant commissioner ensure when he returns to his office following his evening meeting with the secretary of state?
(a) That surveillance is placed on the Verloc shop.
(b) That Heat has already departed for his home.
(c) That an investigator is assigned to follow Heat.
(d) That no one can observe the assistant commissioner executing his plan.

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

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

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

7. 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) Turn away from him.
(b) Salute him.
(c) Announce a good evening to him.
(d) Challenge him for identification.

8. In Chapter 10, what is the initial destination the Assistant Commissioner goes to for the second time that evening?
(a) He goes first to his office to type his official report so Heat will be outshone when he arrives for work in the morning.
(b) He goes first to the secretary of state to report his progress in the investigation.
(c) He goes first to the Italian restaurant for dessert and a glass of vermouth as a reward to himself in the case.
(d) 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.

9. Who does the assistant commissioner find outside the Verloc pornography shop on the evening of the Greenwich Park bombing?
(a) Bright streetlamps offering little place to hide.
(b) A stocky, middle-aged male just leaving
(c) A police officer walking past on his beat.
(d) An individual closing the shop up.

10. What does Winnie think about Mr. Verloc and Stevie when she last saw them together?
(a) How much they appeared like an older and a younger brother together.
(b) How much they appeared like a father and his son 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.

11. 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 ask a police officer for assistance if necessary.
(d) She knows Stevie shall stick by Mr. Verloc very closely.

12. When the assistant commissioner speaks with him early in the evening of the Greenwich Park blast, the secretary of state is in what condition?
(a) Acceptable, as it had been an easy workday.
(b) Exhausted, having worked throughout the entire day.
(c) Fine, as a secretary handled many administrative matters.
(d) Well-rested, having taken a nap in the afternoon.

13. 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 cried each time she was pushed for answers and charmed her way with the officials.
(d) She had her simple-minded son along when she was interviewed to stress her family's plight.

14. Why does Mrs. Verloc's mother wish to move into a charity home?
(a) She is nearing the end of her life and no longer wants to be a drain on her children.
(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 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.

15. 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 the shop.
(c) In the parlor.
(d) In her bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. In addition to being aware that Winnie's mother left, what else is Mr. Verloc's reaction to the domestic troubles in his home?

4. On the evening of Stevie's death after Winnie has gone upstairs, what happens when Mr. Verloc enters his parlor and finds the meal his wife prepared earlier laid out?

5. 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?

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