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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 "Truth or Dare," who is on the highest branch of an oak tree?
(a) One of the Mackenzie brothers.
(b) Millie.
(c) Bailey.
(d) Caroline.

2. How old is Celia when Hector's death is announced?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 17.

3. In "Rules of the Game," what does Marco shape the pages of Isobel's letter into after reading it?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Boats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Flowers.

4. In "Temporary Places," to what station is the hotel attached where Tara goes?
(a) St. Pancras.
(b) Chingford.
(c) Abbey Wood.
(d) Banstead.

5. In "Reveurs," where does Herr Thiessen go to see the circus again?
(a) Munich.
(b) Dresden.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Bremen.

Short Answer Questions

1. in "Unexpected Post," what does the manager bring the five-year-old girl to drink?

2. In "The Magician's Umbrella," how many cards are in Isobel's Marseilles deck?

3. By "Gentlemen's Wager," how long has Celia been taking lessons?

4. In "Associates and Conspirators," what time does Chandresh serve the first course of his dinners?

5. Where is Lainie when Tara comes to visit Mr. Barris in "The Ticking of the Clock"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Le Cirque des Reves set up?

2. What does Caroline dare her younger brother, Bailey, to do one day when they are climbing an oak tree?

3. What are dinners like at Chandresh's home?

4. What is Tara's funeral like?

5. Why did Mr. Barris leave London?

6. How does the circus get assembled in "Atmosphere"?

7. What does Prospero have Celia do for Alexander?

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

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

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

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