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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 Winnie explain to Stevie about the purpose of the police when he states they should do something for the poor?
(a) The poor do not pay their taxes, so the police do not help them.
(b) They aid people not merely because they are poor, but to ensure the rich do not steal from them.
(c) They aid people not merely because they are poor, but to keep everyone safe.
(d) They aid people not merely because they are poor, but to ensure they do not steal things from rich people.

2. 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) Chief Inspector Heat.
(b) Privy Councillor Wurmt.
(c) The secretary of state.
(d) Mr. Vladimir.

3. How long before the bombing does Winnie's mother move from the Verloc residence into the charity home?
(a) Several months.
(b) A couple of days.
(c) Approximately a year.
(d) A few weeks.

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

5. How does Mrs. Verloc feel about her mother's decision to move out?
(a) She is happy her mother has a place to live.
(b) She feels slighted and so readily agrees.
(c) She feels slighted and is unhappy.
(d) She is upset, but understands.

Short Answer Questions

1. With the fear of the gallows looming ahead of her, what is it Winnie initially decides to do on the night of Mr. Verloc's death?

2. How does Mr. Verloc feel upon returning from his trip taken shortly after his mother-in-law moved into a charity home?

3. To whom does Winnie's mother entrust what she views as her most valuable asset, her son Stevie?

4. Which type of fish does the assistant commissioner eventually tell Private Secretary Toodles he is pursuing in connection with the Greenwich Park bombing case on the evening of that incident?

5. Winnie imagines herself being put to death for her husband's murder and falling how many feet from the gallows with a rope around her neck?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. Describe what Mrs. Verloc's mother is doing at the start of Chapter 8 and what is motivating her?

6. What is the opening scene of Chapter 11once Chief Inspector Heat has departed the Verloc home?

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

9. 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?

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

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