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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the evening of Stevie's death, when Winnie goes upstairs, what does her husband think she is going to do?
(a) Rest.
(b) Write a note to her mother.
(c) Bathe.
(d) Prepare to leave.

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

3. 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 had killed a foreign political figure and fled.
(b) That Mr. Verloc had blown himself up earlier that day.
(c) That Mr. Verloc was killed during a bank robbery attempt.
(d) That Mr. Verloc had killed a police officer and was caught.

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 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 is nearing the end of her life and no longer wants to be a drain on her children.

5. 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 area bombed in Greenwich Park.
(d) The Greenwich tram station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Winnie request of her husband in response to his decision to go outside on the afternoon of his first day back from his trip?

2. When asked, what is it that the secretary of state is told that makes it unnecessary to incarcerate the person he is concerned about?

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. On which road is Mr. Verloc's shop and residence located?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 10, which fish are used in the discussion concerning the level of importance of the political figure to be caught?

2. What three things surprise Mr. Verloc upon his return from his ten days away?

3. How does Chapter 8 conclude with regard to Mrs. Neale?

4. What is the assistant commissioner's primary goal in briefing Sir Ethelred?

5. Where does the assistant commissioner go for his evening meal and what catches his attention?

6. What action does Mr. Verloc take when Mrs. Verloc goes upstairs following her confrontation with him in the kitchen after she learned of Stevie's death?

7. When Ossipon jumps from the moving train and abandons Mrs. Verloc with no funds, what does he tell the railway workers who gather around him?

8. Identify the individual the assistant commissioner is speaking with at the close of Chapter 10 and what says that might be a quote from his own subordinate.

9. What does the assistant commissioner do upon completion of his meeting with Sir Ethelred, and what does he encounter?

10. What name does Mrs. Verloc refer to Ossipon by and why does it excite him?

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