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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 does Jessica say when Richard talks to her?

2. Who are Richard and his fiancee having dinner with when someone collapses on the sidewalk by them?

3. How much time passes between when we see Richard outside the pub to when we see him engaged?

4. Why does Door say she refuses to answer Richard's questions?

5. What does Croup say he is looking for when he comes to Richard's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Varney after he fails to get the bodyguard job?

2. What worries Hunter so much when Door starts to go Above?

3. What do Croup and Vandemar do while Richard and Door are with Islington?

4. What does marquis warn Door of as their train takes off?

5. How does the Earl tell Door she can get to Islington?

6. What does Richard find on his way to dinner, and how does Jessica respond to this?

7. What does Door tell Richard she is looking for after going back to the marketplace for him?

8. What do Croup and Vandemar tell Varney to do?

9. What does marquis trade for a train schedule, and what is special about it?

10. What is done for Door when she is injured after she gives her request before fainting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of the names from this book were very symbolic and carefully chosen. What are some of these names, what did they symbolize, and how did this significance alter the plot and affect their character?

Essay Topic 2

This plot takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Gaiman have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Moderation is a huge theme in this book commonly taught by marquis. What are some of these instances, and how do these moments affect the other characters in those scenes?

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