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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 is Dumb Tom gnawing on in the streets when he begs in front of the theater?
(a) Gold sovereign.
(b) Puppet.
(c) Stale bread.
(d) Red scarf.

2. While Doyle's health is declining at the inn, he determines to confront ________ alone.
(a) Ashbless.
(b) Romany.
(c) Dog Face Joe.
(d) Darrow.

3. "Nobody is ever turned away from ____________."
(a) Horrabin's Hall.
(b) Dr. Romany's Traveling Egyptian Fair.
(c) Pye Street Beggar House.
(d) Billingsgate.

4. Who is the clown?
(a) Bugs.
(b) Dungy.
(c) Jacky.
(d) Horrabin.

5. When Jacky is tracking down Dog Face Joe, she barges into a house where she hears screaming. What does the man inside claim to have killed?
(a) Beggar lord.
(b) Werewolf.
(c) Sorcerer.
(d) Ape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Doyle and Benner plan to use to negotiate with Darrow?

2. Who does Skate Benjamin work under?

3. What does Doyle say he sees behind their carriage on the way to the lecture?

4. Who is the first character introduced in the book?

5. What are on the eggshells in the water?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Master.

2. Dumb Tom is successfully begging outside a theater. What interrupts him?

3. Why is Jacky looking for Dog Face Joe?

4. What is unique about Romany?

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

6. Why is one of the ticketed customers escorted away before the time jump?

7. Describe Horrabin.

8. Who says, "We'll write you a role, and then depending on what ... sacrifices you're willing to make, you can earn up to a pound a day," and what does the character mean?

9. What happens to Fikee after the experiment?

10. Describe Ahmed the Hindoo.

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