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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 does Lizzie think Fevvers is trying to be?
(a) A star
(b) An ordinary woman
(c) A Duchess
(d) A wife

2. Who does Kearney confirm as his new business manager?
(a) Sybil
(b) Mignon
(c) The Professor
(d) Lizzie

3. 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

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

5. What do the female prison escapees want the Escapee to donate?
(a) His sperm
(b) A rib
(c) His soul
(d) A thousand roubles

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of animal does the Shaman own?

2. What do the Shaman let guide them to inspiration?

3. What does Fevvers call Walser?

4. What is the name of the area to where the outlaws take the circus folk?

5. What are the guards at the camp required to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the clowns performance in book 2, chapter 10.

2. What new thoughts and characteristics does book 2, chapter 9 introduce about Fevvers?

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

4. What do the character do to occupy themselves on the train ride?

5. What sacrifice has Walser for his freedom in book 3, chapter 4?

6. How does Olga bring new hope to the women's prison camp?

7. Describe the character of the Escapee.

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

9. How does Fevvers greed blind her to her problems in book 2 chapter 11?

10. How is the concept of space and time explored in this chapter?

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