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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What reason does the assistant commissioner give the secretary of state to have Heat removed from the investigation of that explosion?
2. What is Winnie concerned about while Mr. Verloc is on his trip in Chapter 9?
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. What agitates Stevie at breakfast on the morning Mr. Verloc returns from his trip?
5. In chapter 7, what does the assistant commissioner ensure when he returns to his office following his evening meeting with the secretary of state?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the opening scene of Chapter 11once Chief Inspector Heat has departed the Verloc home?
2. What is the assistant commissioner's primary goal in briefing Sir Ethelred?
3. What are two objections Mrs. Verloc has toward Mrs. Neale?
4. Who does the assistant commissioner go to see at the start of Chapter 7? What figure of speech is used to compare these two figures? And what does the person the assistant commission visits express as his initial concern?
5. Shortly after murdering Mr. Verloc, which individual does Winnie encounter in the street offering his assistance, and why is it ironic?
6. What exchange takes place between Mr. and Mrs. Verloc on the afternoon he returns from his out-of-country trip, when he announces he is interested in taking a walk?
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. Where does the assistant commissioner go for his evening meal and what catches his attention?
10. What does Mr. Verloc attempt to stress to his wife regarding the death of her sibling?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Honesty, or lack of it, is a trait that is touched upon repeatedly by Conrad in this work. Some lacked virtually any at all. Others' levels of honesty were determined by what they were seeking. Examine the trait of honesty in the characters in this tale and what governed it.
Essay Topic 2
Toodles, the secretary of state's private secretary, only appears in two chapters. He is initially introduced in Chapter 7, when the assistant commissioner first reports to the secretary of state, and again in Chapter 10, when the assistant commissioner returns unexpectedly early to make his report to the secretary of state. Examine how the author uses this new character, Toodles, and both encounters he has with the assistant commissioner in relaying his tale.
Essay Topic 3
Conrad establishes scenes by laying out in great detail the stage setting upon which the scene will take place. For instance, in Chapter 1 he provides an extensive description of the front window and entrance to the Verloc's pornography shop. In Chapter 4 he delivers a virtual snapshot of the Silenus beer-hall where Ossipon encounters the professor. Discuss how Conrad uses this technique to establish settings in which scenes take place.
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