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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. What color is the fire on opening night when the tenth arrow is shot from the bow?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Violet.
(c) Indigo.
(d) Crimson.

2. What does Celia have in cages in her room?
(a) Wrens.
(b) Mockingbirds.
(c) Hummingbirds.
(d) Doves.

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

4. in "Unexpected Post," what does the manager bring the five-year-old girl to drink?
(a) Milk.
(b) Chocolate milk.
(c) Root beer.
(d) Tea.

5. What does Bailey purchase to eat at the beginning of "Caromancy"?
(a) Toffee.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Licorice.
(d) Chocolate mice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Truth or Dare," who is on the highest branch of an oak tree?

2. What color cap did Bailey wear on his first visit to the circus?

3. What happens at midnight on opening night?

4. What color are Thiessen's eyes?

5. In "Oneiromancy," what covers Tsukiko's costume?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the tattoo like that Tsukiko has?

2. What is opening night like when the circus opens in London in 1886?

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

4. What does Celia do when Prospero said her name should have been Miranda?

5. What is Tara's funeral like?

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

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

8. How is Le Cirque des Reves set up?

9. What does Celia sense after the bonfire is lit on opening night?

10. What does the announcement in the paper say about Hector Bowen's death and funeral services?

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