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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 it rumored in 1983, that Darrow has?

2. What does Benner want Doyle to do when they meet for the second time in 1810?

3. What wooden carving does Damnable Richard talk to?

4. Where do the time tourists claim to be from?

5. What is Benner doing that prevents him from bringing the carriages?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the Spoonsize Boys?

3. How does Doyle leave the gypsy camp?

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

5. What happens to Fikee after the experiment?

6. Describe Skate Benjamin.

7. Describe Ahmed the Hindoo.

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

9. Why is Jacky looking for Dog Face Joe?

10. 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?

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

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?

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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