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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Lizzie and Fevvers find in the hut?
(a) A mother and her child
(b) A tiger and a woman
(c) Young lovers
(d) A bear

2. What does the Duke have in the crotch of his pants?
(a) The British flag
(b) A rose
(c) The American flag
(d) A cucumber

3. What gifts does Fevvers receive in this chapter?
(a) Violets and a diamond bracelet
(b) Champagne and a box of chocolates
(c) A diamond ring and a rose
(d) A horse and a footman

4. What do the circus refer to the escaped convict as?
(a) The Escapee
(b) Slimey
(c) The Conman
(d) Bob

5. Which three characters stay with the Maestro?
(a) Mignon, Lizzie and Fevvers
(b) Sybil, the Professor and Mignon
(c) The Princess, Mignon and the Strong Man
(d) The Princess, Lizzie and Sybil

Short Answer Questions

1. How many elephants are alive at the train crash in this chapter?

2. Why was the Escapee convicted?

3. What does the Shaman offer Walser to drink?

4. What two languages can the Escapee speak?

5. What do the female prison escapees want the Escapee to donate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What differences does book 3, chapter 7 highlight between Lizzie and Fevvers?

2. What is the only thing Carter presents as Walser being able to use to rediscover himself?

3. Describe Maestro's story.

4. Describe the character of the Escapee.

5. Why do you think Buffo cannot continue to be a clown?

6. What does Fevvers discover about Walser in book 3, chapter 10?

7. Describe Walser's initial meeting with the Shaman.

8. In what way is freedom a major theme in book 3, chapter 4?

9. In what way can Lizzie be seen as a business woman?

10. What do the Siberian tribes people believe about an expecting mother?

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