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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. What is the name of Darrow's company?

2. What is the name of the poet Doyle is researching for a new biography?

3. What is Elizabeth Tichy's missing fiancé's name?

4. Where is Fairchild banished from?

5. What position does Darrow really hire Benner for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Ahmed the Hindoo.

2. Jacky is captured by Horrabin's beggars and put down a hole. What happens up until her escape?

3. 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?

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

5. Describe Horrabin.

6. What happens when the time tourists arrive at the lecture?

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

8. What is unique about Romany?

9. What happens to Fairchild when Doyle first arrives at the beggar's house?

10. Describe the place where Horrabin and his beggars hold parliament.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Find a character that is an example of an antihero. Describe what makes them an antihero. Outline three specific events or actions, explaining how these events support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Doyle saves the ka of Lord Byron's life. He later discovers that the man he saved is not the true Lord Byron. Does Doyle value the life of kas as much as the life of the original person? If Doyle knew that Byron is a ka would he still save him? What actions of Doyle's lead to you think he would or would not?

Essay Topic 3

What themes can be found in the book? What scenes or dialogue define the themes? How are Jacky and Doyle affected by the themes? Are the themes relevant to real life?

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