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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. Dog Face Joe meets Claire Peabody when he is disguised as _________.

2. What does Jacky hear as she is fighting with Darrow?

3. Hathi ______ Doyle when Doyle is begging in an Egyptian street.

4. What condition does the Lord Byron ka find Doyle in after Doyle reappears in 1810?

5. What city does Romanelli take Doyle to that Doyle finds disappointing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Romany survive a fatal injury?

2. Describe the boat Romanelli and Doyle find themselves on.

3. What preparations has Doyle made in anticipation of his death?

4. Describe Romany after Doyle returns to 1810 from 1684.

5. Describe Big Biter.

6. What does Damnable Richard do when Romany orders their captive killed?

7. What does Doyle do to awaken Lord Byron?

8. What is the opium-drugged Coleridge's role in the climax in the underground tunnels of Rat Castle?

9. Romanelli contacts the Master after he fails to contact Romany. What does the Master tell him to do?

10. How is Doyle able to retaliate against the Master's magic attacks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Doyle and others travel through windows in time. Doyle worries that if he meddles too much with the past, it will result in a very different future. Is the past bound in destiny in the book, or can it be altered? Explain your answer with specific examples.

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

Some of the antagonists in this book of capable of doing horrible things to other characters. What actions define them as antagonists? Is their behavior a result of their past? Are they to blame for their actions or are others pulling the strings? Please cite your examples.

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