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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 did Eliza once ask Jack to choose?

2. Who serves as the gardener at Blenheim Palace?

3. How does Sir Isaac have Jack tortured?

4. How does Ravenscar die?

5. What signifies that the gold is pure?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Catherine Barton's role during the trial?

2. What is the procedure for testing the gold guinea samples?

3. Does Sir Isaac approve or disapprove of the Earl of Lostwihiel and Colonel Barnes' new garrison of troops?

4. 'Translate' two of Jack Ketch and Jack Shaftoe's riddles to each other, as they speak to confuse onlookers and listeners.

5. How does Daniel win Jack's loyalty in Chapter 13?

6. What advantage did Dappa have in the duel, and why might White have also let him win?

7. Describe Sir Isaac's illness.

8. Though torture is a punishment, does Jack gain anything positive from the experience?

9. What does Daniel decide to tell Eliza about in his letter?

10. How is Sir Isaac's death hidden from the officials?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the threats coming from lands beyond England with the threats coming from within the country itself. Which are more severe? Explain using examples.

Essay Topic 2

Much of the debate and peril in the book surrounds the English monarchy and the rights to succession. Explain the tense political situation throughout the course of the book, and consider whether the characters are aware of the political peril they are in.

Essay Topic 3

Daniel and Sir Isaac debate about the threat of the Russians versus the French. Discuss whose argument you think is more convincing or probable, and why? How could the other argument have been more convincing?

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