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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Magician's Umbrella," how many cards are in Isobel's Marseilles deck?
(a) 77.
(b) 80.
(c) 78.
(d) 79.

2. What is the date at the beginning of "Gentlemen's Wager"?
(a) October 1873.
(b) August 1871.
(c) July 1872.
(d) March 1870.

3. Where is Lainie when Tara comes to visit Mr. Barris in "The Ticking of the Clock"?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Boston.

4. When the man in grey visits the boy he is teaching in his rooms, how long does he spend lecturing the boy?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 35 minutes.

5. What does Celia fetch while everyone waits for the Murray twins to be born?
(a) Damp cloths.
(b) Tea.
(c) Ice.
(d) Hot water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chandresh feel after the bonfire is lit on opening night?

2. How old is Bailey when his grandmother suggests he think about attending Harvard?

3. What does the room remind Bailey of where Isobel tells fortunes?

4. By what date are stagehands unnecessary to unpack and set up the circus?

5. In "Labryinth," what papers the walls in a hallway?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the grey man get a child to train?

2. What does Mr. A.H. tell Tara when he speaks to her in "Temporary Places"?

3. What is Tara's funeral like?

4. When Thiessen meets Celia, how is she different from when he has seen her at the circus?

5. In "The Magician's Umbrella," how does Celia learn who her opponent is?

6. How does Marco arrange to meet with Mr. A. H. in "Rules of the Game"?

7. How is Le Cirque des Reves set up?

8. How does the boy the grey man chooses grow up?

9. What does Bailey observe when he watches the contortionist in "Oneiromancy"?

10. Hos is the room where the Murray twins live decorated?

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