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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. What year are Doyle, Benner, and Darrow trying to travel to?

2. What is Dumb Tom gnawing on in the streets when he begs in front of the theater?

3. What job does Jacky get for Doyle at an inn?

4. What is the first time-specific thing Doyle sees after the time jump?

5. What is the name of the poet Doyle is researching for a new biography?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Skate Benjamin.

2. Jacky is captured by Horrabin's beggars and put down a hole. What happens up until her escape?

3. How does Jacky end up at the river where Doyle is being pursued?

4. Describe Ahmed the Hindoo.

5. How does Doyle leave the gypsy camp?

6. What are the Spoonsize Boys?

7. What happens when the time tourists arrive at the lecture?

8. Dumb Tom is successfully begging outside a theater. What interrupts him?

9. What is unique about Romany?

10. Describe Dumb Tom.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fikee and Dr. Romanelli are the master's best lieutenants. When confronted with the option of leaving him, both are afraid to do so. Are their wants the same as the Master's? Are they plotting with him to fulfill their own desires for a free Egypt? Or are they simply taking orders? Do Fikee and Romanelli want different things? Define each one's relationship with the Master, specifying their actions as evidence of your conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

Jacky helps Doyle before she officially meets him. Why does she protect him instead of claiming a reward? Do any other characters mirror her behavior? Describe Jacky's ethics. Cite examples.

Essay Topic 3

Can Doyle be considered an enforcer of destiny or a victim? What are scenes where he enforces it? What scenes does he merely seems its victim? Does Doyle break free of his destiny in the end, or is he simply following an unknown course of it?

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