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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What mode of transport are Ossipon and the professor aboard as they head to the Silenus in Chapter 13? (from Chapter 13)

A tram.

In the lower half of an omnibus.

Atop an omnibus.

A horse-drawn hansom.

2.

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? (from Chapter 10)

A sardine.

A whale.

A minnow.

A dog-fish.

3.

How does Winnie learn Stevie was killed in the bombing earlier that day at Greenwich Park? (from Chapter 9)

Winnie determines herself it was Stevie as her husband returned late without him and was acting strangely.

Winnie listened through the keyhole between the parlor and the kitchen when Heat interviewed her husband.

When Heat figures out it was Winnie's brother who was killed, he then delivers this news to her in person.

Heat shows her Stevie's overcoat name tag and she reads the newspaper article about the bombing.

4.

What is it the professor tells Ossipon he must sometimes do in seeking his goal? (from Chapter 4)

Work various extra jobs to pay for bomb components.

Seek funds from revolutionary groups.

Rent a very small apartment and scrimp on money.

Skip meals for a day or two, as bomb components are expensive.

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? (from Chapter 7)

That an investigator is assigned to follow Heat.

That Heat has already departed for his home.

That no one can observe the assistant commissioner executing his plan.

That surveillance is placed on the Verloc shop.

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