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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 is the name of Sinterklass’s enforcer, as explained on page 320?

2. What is Montrose holding at the end of Chapter 6?

3. What does Montrose instruct Atticus to report at the end of Chapter 6?

4. Who attack Caleb and Ruby on New Year’s Eve, as seen in Chapter 5?

5. How many three-digit numbers are found at the back of the book Hippolyta found inside the Winthrop House in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job does Caleb give Ruby in Chapter 5? What does he offer her in return?

2. What comic book is inspired by Hippolyta? Who is the author of the comic book, as revealed in Chapter 4?

3. To whom does Horace go for help in Chapter 7? How does he communicate his message?

4. What was the expression in Ulysses’s eyes as he died? What was the reason for this expression, according to Montrose in Chapter 6?

5. What book does Hippolyta find in the Winthrop House? What is located inside the book, as revealed in Chapter 4?

6. Who was Dick Rowland? Of what was he accused and what happened as a result, according to Montrose in Chapter 6?

7. What is the official cause of Henry Narrow’s death? What suspicious information did David Landsdowne discover, as he tells Montrose in Chapter 6?

8. Who is Hillary? How does Hillary impact Ruby?

9. What objects begin stalking Horace, as explained in Chapter 7?

10. Who is David Landsdowne and what information does he give Montrose in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using third-person omniscient perspectives. How does viewing the action through multiple perspectives affect the story? How would the novel change if the story was told through a first-person perspective?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Atticus and Caleb. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways is the novel a celebration of the science fiction genre? Evaluate the role of science fiction in the novel, using textual evidence for support.

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