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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. How does Door kill Mr. Ross?

2. What is the name of the woman in leather?

3. What does the marquis trade for a train schedule?

4. What does Door do to distract Jessica?

5. What is Varney's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Croup do to scare Door in the museum?

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

5. What does Mr. Stockton unveil, and why is this so significant?

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

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

8. What happened to the man that marquis gave a song to?

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

10. What does Richard realize has happened to him shortly after Door leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did marquis allow himself to be killed, and how did this sacrifice alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

How is Richard changed after his first experience with Door, and how do these changes alter the course of his life?

Essay Topic 3

Upper London and London Below have some very important similarities and differences. Please cite evidence from the book as you compare and contrast these two integral settings from the book.

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