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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 does Copenhagen Jack tell Doyle to be?

2. What year are Doyle, Benner, and Darrow trying to travel to?

3. Who told Horrabin about Dumb Tom?

4. Where does Doyle meet Copenhagen Jack?

5. Doyle debates going inside the same pub he sees the whistler enter. Who encourages him to go inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Master.

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

3. Describe Horrabin.

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

5. What happens when Doyle is shot?

6. Describe Skate Benjamin.

7. What are the Spoonsize Boys?

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

9. Why is Jacky looking for Dog Face Joe?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Romany is a changed man after he is marooned in 1684. Is the Romany known as the Luck of the Surrey-side beggars crazy? Is he eccentric? Does the gunshot change him, or does his determination for revenge? What is his character's chief purpose as the Luck?

Essay Topic 2

Is Teobaldo or Horrabin a more frightening beggar lord? Which one would be the best to work under? Describe what makes each one most effective. Describe what makes each one more formidable.

Essay Topic 3

Can Doyle be considered an enforcer of destiny or a victim? What are scenes where he enforces it? What scenes does he merely seems its victim? Does Doyle break free of his destiny in the end, or is he simply following an unknown course of it?

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