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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dick, Bob, and Jack get as their first job?
(a) Picking pockets.
(b) Working the ferry.
(c) Robbing boats.
(d) Running the stage.

2. During what month is the Minerva attacked?
(a) August.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) October.

3. What caused Cambridge to be closed in 1665?
(a) A lack of funding.
(b) The Plague.
(c) A scandal.
(d) The War.

4. What college did Daniel make a hole at?
(a) Cambridge University.
(b) University of the Trinity.
(c) Oxford College.
(d) Gresham College.

5. Why is the woman being hanged at the beginning of the book?
(a) She is a thief.
(b) She didn't pay her taxes.
(c) She is a witch.
(d) She cheated on her husband.

6. Where is the book set at the beginning?
(a) York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Sussex.
(d) New York.

7. Princess Caroline wants Daniel's help with _____________.
(a) Reuniting two researches.
(b) Finding her husband.
(c) Building a college.
(d) Teaching her children.

8. How did Dick die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He got the Plague.
(d) He was hung.

9. Who sent Dick, Bob and Jack to get work?
(a) Their mistress.
(b) Their father.
(c) Their aunt.
(d) Their mother.

10. What was Newton experimenting with when Daniel came to him?
(a) Gravity.
(b) Light and colors.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Star alignments.

11. Who was being executed in the camp that Jack ended up in after chasing a bird?
(a) Black servants.
(b) Escaped convicts.
(c) A harem.
(d) Prisoners of war.

12. Where did Churchill say Jack would be useful?
(a) In a regiment.
(b) In prison.
(c) In a factory.
(d) In politics.

13. Why does Trinity close a second time?
(a) The Plague.
(b) Lack of funding.
(c) Not enough students returned.
(d) The war.

14. What does Jack name the horse he steals?
(a) Talmage.
(b) Turk.
(c) Turner.
(d) Talon.

15. What area did Wilkins make bad decisions in before his death?
(a) Society.
(b) Literature.
(c) Politics.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. Daniel's father taught him to prepare for ____________.

2. Who was with Jack when he met Churchill?

3. What did Daniel discuss with Newton on the way to the fair?

4. Why did Daniel see a boy stabbed at college?

5. What was the hole Daniel made used for?

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