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

2. What performer comes to Tara's funeral that even some of the mourners who are not part of the circus recognize?
(a) Snow Queen.
(b) Tsukiko.
(c) Empress of the Night.
(d) Celia.

3. What does Poppet wear after her performance at the beginning of "Ailuromancy"?
(a) Black coat and violet scarf.
(b) Black coat and burgundy scarf.
(c) Black coat and green scarf.
(d) Black coat and white scarf.

4. What is pinned to the coat of a five-year-old girl in "Unexpected Post"?
(a) Money.
(b) Suicide note.
(c) Guardianship papers.
(d) Will.

5. What scent comes from the burnt chair in "Oneiromancy" when the flames are extinguished?
(a) Lemons.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Lilac or jasmine.
(d) Cinnamon or cloves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What address is on the card that Mr. Barris gave Tara?

2. When the man in grey visits the boy he is teaching in his rooms, how long does he spend lecturing the boy?

3. How many times does Herr Thiessen read Celia letter before composing a reply in "Reveurs"?

4. What type of dress is Mme. Padva wearing in "Associates and Conspirators"?

5. How do circus goers enter the circus past the ticket booth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Marco meet Isobel?

3. What is the clock like that Herr Thiessen creates?

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

5. What is the tattoo like that Tsukiko has?

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

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

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

9. Why did Mr. Barris leave London?

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

(see the answer keys)

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