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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 the rat who saves Richard from the Rat Speaker?

2. What does the Court do when Hunter is introduced at Court?

3. What does Door call the place she is in when she wakes up in Richard's apartment?

4. What is the name of Jessica's assistant?

5. Who does Richard tell about Anesthesia's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the woman outside the pub say to Richard at the beginning of the book?

3. What do Croup and Vandemar do after scaring Door in the museum?

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

5. What happens when Richard sees Jessica for the first time after Door leaves?

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

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

8. Why does Door decide to go back and help Richard after leaving him in the marketplace?

9. How do Richard and Door get food after running from Croup?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

What was Richard's main goal during his journey through this book, and how did this motivate him during some of his trials?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Islington, and what significance did his character have on the progression of this plot? How did his place in the plot affect the other characters?

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