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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. When he does arrive at the home of his wife's friend on the evening of the Greenwich Park blast, whom does the assistant commissioner find is a guest?
(a) Privy Councillor Wurmt.
(b) Chief Inspector Heat.
(c) Mr. Vladimir.
(d) The secretary of state.

2. 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?
(a) It displeases the assistant commissioner who, nevertheless, outlines his plan of action before departing.
(b) The assistant commissioner is excited and more pleased to share a high-quality brandy and Cuban cigar with the secretary of state while discussing international issues.
(c) It pleases the assistant commissioner who then outlines his plan of action before departing.
(d) It pleases the assistant commissioner who promptly departs without further discussion on the matter except to assure the secretary of state he will return as directed.

3. How does Mr. Verloc feel upon returning from his trip taken shortly after his mother-in-law moved into a charity home?
(a) He can now handle new and old matters without a problem.
(b) He remains preoccupied by his troubles as he was before.
(c) While not forgotten, he is no longer preoccupied by his troubles.
(d) He has set his troubles completely aside and out of his mind.

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

5. 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) Stevie insisted on carrying the bomb and Mr.Verloc was not able to convince him otherwise.
(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) It was Stevie who managed to trip and detonate the blast.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is Stevie's reaction when the cab driver starts whipping the horse during the ride to his mother's charity home?

3. To which neighborhood does the Assistant Commissioner travel quickly by hansom from Soho on the evening of the Greenwich Park blast?

4. What is Winnie concerned about while Mr. Verloc is on his trip in Chapter 9?

5. Specifically, what is it Winnie offers in exchange for Ossipon's assistance in escape on the evening of Mr. Verloc's demise?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what is compared to the sound of an insane clock at the conclusion of Chapter 11?

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

5. 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.

6. What does the assistant commissioner do after completing his visit with the secretary of state?

7. Shortly after murdering Mr. Verloc, which individual does Winnie encounter in the street offering his assistance, and why is it ironic?

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

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

10. 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?

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