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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. In Chapter 23, what color is Dr. Phipps's favorite china bowl?

2. In Chapter 15, who rescues Clara and O'Neill?

3. In Chapter 22, what does O'Neill promise Clara he will destroy?

4. In Chapter 16, what medicine is Clara given for his throat and lungs?

5. In Chapter 18 when the wagon stops, what does Clara see through the caravan window?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O'Neill entertain Maren and Clara at the end of Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 19, what does Dr. Phipps give O'Neill and Clara, and what is it supposed to do?

3. In Chapter 19, how does Dr. Phipps describe the Gallery of Wonders and what it costs to enter?

4. In Chapter 21 when Clara cannot learn to juggle, what do Jasper and O'Neill suggest she do for an act?

5. What does Clara do when a patron tries to harass her when she is in the Gallery of Wonders in Chapter 20?

6. What happens at the end of Chapter 15?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 14, how is the trip going?

8. At the end of Chapter 17, what is said about Clara, O'Neill, and Maren repaying the Phipps for saving them?

9. At the end of Chapter 14, why does O'Neill tell Clara that she is brave?

10. In Chapter 18, where is Maren?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clara is the protagonist of the novel. Who would be the protagonist in the story? Is there more than one protagonist? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Clara and Maren have been raised together, but have different personalities. In what ways are Clara and Maren alike and unalike? How do those similarities and differences affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Clara notices that O’Neill pays special attention to Maren. How does Clara feel about O’Neill? How does she think that he feels about Maren? Why is Clara jealous of Maren and how does she deal with her jealousy?

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