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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. Where do Tess and Daniel first make love?

2. How many wagons does Leibniz take to the Fair?

3. What area did Wilkins make bad decisions in before his death?

4. How did Dick die?

5. What period is this book set in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Drake think of the London fire?

2. Why does Daniel leave his family and go to London?

3. What frightens Jack in Backboden?

4. How does Daniel help Van Hoek in Cape Cod Bay?

5. What news does the Earl of Epsom bring Daniel?

6. How does the doctor help Jack?

7. How did Eliza come to be in the place she met Jack?

8. How does this book begin?

9. What does Oldenburg tell Daniel while he is in prison?

10. What does Daniel see is his role when the Declaration for Freedom of Conscience of all Dissenters is signed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

Essay Topic 2

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in this book. What parts of the plot embodied this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how does their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

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