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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Where does the professor initially encounter Chief Inspector Heat while the latter is conducting his inspection of the Greenwich Park explosion? (from Chapter 5)

In a beer hall near the professor's residence.

In a Scotland Yard interrogation room.

In the vicinity of Greenwich Park.

In an alley between two busy streets.

2.

What does Mr. Verloc give his wife to hide on the evening of the bombing, and where does she place it? (from Chapter 9)

A pigskin pocketbook containing a large quantity of money that she secures under her bodice.

A locked satchel containing bomb components that she places in the attic.

A briefcase containing papers that she hides behind a tall, grandfather clock.

A leather purse containing banknotes that she places under the mattress of their bed.

3.

How is the assistant commissioner feeling about his decision to take his new law enforcement position in London? (from Chapter 6)

He is happily settled in, but does miss the satisfaction of closing investigations with convictions of criminals.

He is happily settled in.

He is not happily settled in, but does not miss the hassle of conducting investigations.

He is not happily settled in.

4.

What sort of restaurant does the assistant commissioner eat dinner at on the evening of the Greenwich Park blast? (from Chapter 7)

Spanish.

French.

Italian.

Greek.

5.

When the assistant commissioner speaks with him early in the evening of the Greenwich Park blast, the secretary of state is in what condition? (from Chapter 7)

Fine, as a secretary handled many administrative matters.

Well-rested, having taken a nap in the afternoon.

Exhausted, having worked throughout the entire day.

Acceptable, as it had been an easy workday.

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