3. What did Horrabin and his men do to Dumb Tom outside the theater where he was begging?
(a) Rescue him.
(b) Stab him.
(c) Rob him.
(d) Expose him as a fraud.

4. Who is the first character introduced in the book?
(a) Romany.
(b) Darrow.
(c) Doyle.
(d) Fikee.

5. What is Benner holding in the carriage?
(a) A sextant.
(b) A sword.
(c) The Book of Thoth.
(d) A pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Doyle meet after he loses his products as a costermonger?

2. Who does Copenhagen Jack tell Doyle to be?

3. What does Doyle try to sell at the fish market in Billingsgate?

4. What disguise does Jacky use to escape the Rat Castle?

5. Who is the clown?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Spoonsize Boys?

2. How does Jacky end up at the river where Doyle is being pursued?

3. What is unique about Romany?

4. Doyle is watching Lord Byron drinking in a pub when he wakes up in very different circumstances. Describe what has happened to him.

5. Doyle knows that other twentieth century men are after him. What he doesn't know at first, is why. Why are other men from Doyle's time trying to kill him?

6. What sort of questions does Darrow ask Doyle during Doyle's interview?

7. Describe Dumb Tom.

8. What happens after Doyle pays a beggar to take him to Horrabin?

9. Each passenger in Darrow's group wears a leather band that is called a hook. Describe what it is for and how it works.

10. How does Jacky react to Doyle's revelation that he traveled to England by magic?

(see the answer keys)

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