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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. Who saw the fire in London as a sign of the Apocalypse?

2. What are Enoch's saddle bags filled with at the beginning of the book?

3. How did Dick die?

4. How many wagons does Leibniz take to the Fair?

5. What did Dick, Bob, and Jack get as their first job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Oldenburg tell Daniel while he is in prison?

2. What does Daniel see is his role when the Declaration for Freedom of Conscience of all Dissenters is signed?

3. Why did Daniel think he got the best education possible at Cambridge?

4. Why does Daniel leave his family and go to London?

5. What does Eliza hope to sell at a fair?

6. Why is the Minerva attacked?

7. How did Jack meet Eliza?

8. Why does Daniel make a hole in a roof?

9. What frightens Jack in Backboden?

10. How does Daniel meet Tess?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how does their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

Essay Topic 2

Training and education are topics of discussion in this book. Where do these topics appear in this book, and what effects do they have on the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Wealth is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this love for money is manifested?

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