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Who is murdered in north Oxford and how is it discover?

Matthew Bedwell - Newspaper.

Which phrase does Sally say to Mr Higgs which kills him?

Sally asks about "The Seven Blessings"

Where did Major Marchbanks put the ruby?

In a box that was inside the bricks in the basement of a pub called The Turk's Head.

How much was Sally “sold” for?

For the Ruby of Agrapur.

What and why did Sally’s father give her for her fourteenth birthday?

A gun/pistol.

How old is Sally? How the book describes Sally's appearance?

Sally is 16 years old. Physically, Lockhart is described as being "uncommonly pretty"; she has blonde hair, dark brown eyes and is "slender and pale".

What happens to Mr Hopkins eventually?

Mr Hopkins was murdered.

How did Sally's father die?

Sally's father's ship sinks when he was traveling to Singapore / Sally's father is murdered by Ah ling.

What is the sailor, Mathew Bedwell, addicted to?

Opium

How does the author let us know where we are in time and place using language?

Lower class London accent with "yer", old timey words, "oily popinjay".

Where does Sally confront Mrs. Holland? What happened there?

Sally confronts Mrs. Holland on London Bridge. There, they fight and Sally throws Ruby into the river.

What is Opium?

Opium was an incredibly dangerous drug—but not actually illegal. The British Government ran the official trade.

Why was Mr. Lockhart murdered?

Ah Ling/Hendrick Van Eeden murdered her father for interfering in his illegal opium trade.

When and Where is the setting of The Ruby in the Smoke?

The novel is set in 1872, in Victorian times, at the height of the Industrial Revolution, when Britain's Empire spread far across the globe.

What is the name of the photographer Sally meets when she goes to Kent?

Frederick Garland.

Give three character traits of Sally's:

Brave, cautious, sad, determined, loyal, etc.

What is the name of the ship which Sally’s father was on when he died?

Lavinia