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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. How often are Circus Dinners held in "The Contortionist's Tattoo"?
(a) Every 45 days.
(b) Approximately once a month.
(c) Every 90 days.
(d) About every other month.

2. What time does Celia perform in "Wishes and Desires"?
(a) At midnight.
(b) At the top of the hour.
(c) On the quarter hour.
(d) On the half hour.

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

4. What color roses does Chandresh send for Tara's funeral?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Pink.
(d) White.

5. What is seen in a mirror in "Reflections and Distortions"?
(a) A princess.
(b) A man in a bowler hat.
(c) A small dog.
(d) A Siamese cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the crowd disperses in "The Magician's Umbrella," does it begin to rain?

2. What color is the decor in Chandresh's dining room?

3. What scent comes from the burnt chair in "Oneiromancy" when the flames are extinguished?

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

5. In "Labryinth," how many doors in the room found from the trapdoor in the ceiling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Prospero have Celia do for Alexander?

2. Why did Mr. Barris leave London?

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

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

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

6. What do Marco and Celia collaborate upon in "Collaborations"?

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

8. What does Marco look like when he isn't manipulating his appearance?

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

10. How does a man in a tuxedo perform in "The Hanged Man"?

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