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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. Why did Daniel not seek vengeance for the boy who committed the stabbing at college?

2. What kind of bird did Jack chase while in the Army?

3. Jack headed east to fight ___________.

4. What does Jack name the horse he steals?

5. How did the Duke of York find out about Hooke's experiments with dogs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job did Jack have at the prison?

2. What happens when Trinity re-opens after the first closure?

3. How does Daniel describe the beginning of his friendship with Newton?

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

5. What did Newton build on a wall in Cambridge?

6. What does Boyle say after Wilkins's death that upsets Daniel?

7. How does the doctor help Jack?

8. What does Daniel say about England and war?

9. What does Drake think of the London fire?

10. How is Leibniz's mine different from other mines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tess was a minor character in this book who made a huge impact on the plot. How did she accomplish this, and how would the plot have been altered had she not been included in the story line?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in this book. Which characters were most affected by despair, and how did this change the course of the plot branches they were involved in?

Essay Topic 3

Much of this plot follows the relationship between Jack and Eliza. How does this relationship change over the course of the plot, and what causes these changes?

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