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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. What does Mr. Verloc give his wife to hide on the evening of the bombing, and where does she place it?
(a) A briefcase containing papers that she hides behind a tall, grandfather clock.
(b) A locked satchel containing bomb components that she places in the attic.
(c) A leather purse containing banknotes that she places under the mattress of their bed.
(d) A pigskin pocketbook containing a large quantity of money that she secures under her bodice.

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

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?
(a) Her husband advises Winnie she shall not go out that evening, except to advise her mother regarding Stevie.
(b) Her husband advises Winnie she shall only go out that evening to advise her mother regarding Stevie, and then only if he escorts her.
(c) Her husband advises Winnie she shall not go out that evening, not even to advise her mother regarding Stevie.
(d) Her husband advises Winnie she may go out that evening, but only if he escorts her.

4. What is Winnie concerned about while Mr. Verloc is on his trip in Chapter 9?
(a) Stevie's depression due to his mother suddenly leaving.
(b) Stevie's depression due to the police not providing for the poor.
(c) Stevie's depression due to his encounter with the cab driver.
(d) Stevie's depression due to Mr. Verloc's return.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long before the bombing does Winnie's mother move from the Verloc residence into the charity home?

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. Comrade Ossipon appears in the vicinity of the Verloc residence on the night of Mr. Verloc's death and finds Mrs. Verloc appearing in what condition to him?

4. Regarding Stevie wandering away, what does Mrs. Verloc assure her husband?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two objections Mrs. Verloc has toward Mrs. Neale?

2. What does Mr. Verloc attempt to stress to his wife regarding the death of her sibling?

3. What does Mrs. Verloc's sibling do when a cab driver whips his horse on the ride over to the charity home? Why does her sibling reaction in this way?

4. What is Mr. Verloc's disposition at the beginning of Chapter 9?

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

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

7. 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.

8. What is the assistant commissioner watching at the conclusion of Chapter 7 and what does he observe?

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

10. What is described as being what Mrs. Verloc fears most in the beginning of Chapter 12?

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