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The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock Quiz

Imogen Hermes Gowar

This Study Guide consists of approximately 51 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock.

The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Volume 1, Chapters 1 - 4

Volume 1, Chapters 5 - 11

Volume 1, Chapters 12 - 16

Volume 1, Chapters 17 - 20

Volume 2; Chapters 1 - 8

Volume 2; Chapters 9 - 15

Volume 2; Chapters 16 - 22

Volume 3; Chapters 1 - 8

Volume 3; Chapters 9- 17

Volume 3; Chapter 18 - Epilogue

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What happens to Mr. Hancock's mermaid? (from Volume 2; Chapters 1 - 8)

He glues it back together, but no one will pay to see it anymore.

It is discovered as a fraud and he loses his fortune.

He sells it for 20,000 pounds.

It gets stolen and the thief is never caught.

2.

What happens to Sukie at the end of the novel? (from Volume 3; Chapter 18 - Epilogue )

She makes a good impression on the ladies who come to the mermaid party and they imagine inviting her to parties.

Still sunk in her depression, she stays in her room for the mermaid party.

Her mother makes her move back home.

She falls in love with a young man who comes to see the mermaid.

3.

Why does Mr. Hancock get upset at the mermaid party? (from Volume 1, Chapters 12 - 16 )

Angelica refuses to go to bed with him.

He sees Angelica go off with a younger gentleman.

He is offended by the way the mermaid is displayed.

The orgy overwhelms him and he is offended by the behavior of high society men.

4.

What does Captain Jones announce in his letter in Volume 2? (from Volume 2; Chapters 16 - 22)

He has found another mermaid and this one is alive.

He is coming home without a mermaid.

He found a mermaid but it made the men so sad he threw it overboard.

He found a sea monster instead of a mermaid.

5.

Why does Angelica not tell Mr. Hancock about her miscarriage? (from Volume 3; Chapters 9- 17 )

The baby's father was George Rockingham.

She believes she cannot have another child because of all the unsafe birth control methods she used while she was working as a prostitute.

Mr. Hancock told her he would turn her out if she did not produce a male heir.

She is afraid it will disappoint him.

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