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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. When does Widget meet with Mr. A. H. in Paris?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1902.

2. In "Intersections I: The Drop of a Hat," what does Isobel keep in a box under her table?
(a) Another deck of tarot cards.
(b) An image of Marco.
(c) Black bowler hat.
(d) An image of Celia.

3. In "Intersections II: Scarlet Furies and Red Destinies," how often has Mr. A. H. attended the circus before?
(a) Never.
(b) Once.
(c) 3 times.
(d) 2 times.

4. What does Poppet move in order to put her briefcase on Chandresh's desk in his study?
(a) Invoices, gold chains, and small statues.
(b) Books, antlers, and carved jade turtles.
(c) Balls of paper and fountain pens.
(d) Blueprints and brandy bottles.

5. How is the fortune teller's face hidden in "Fates Foretold"?
(a) Behind a white veil.
(b) Behind a black veil.
(c) She sits behind a screen.
(d) Behind a mask.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color suit does Chandresh wear to the grand anniversary celebration for the circus?

2. What does Bailey smell when he opens the first container in the Bedtime Stories tent?

3. Who sent the twins a cradle when they were born?

4. Why does Widget think Mr. A. H. is old?

5. What do the members of the ensemble wear that play at the grand anniversary celebration for the circus?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Isobel and Marco happen to meet?

2. Who is memorialized by the circus clock?

3. Where does Celia find Marco after they go through the bonfire?

4. In "Fates Foretold," how does the fortune teller do a reading?

5. What does the circus train look like inside?

6. What is Celia tempted to do when she is with Marco?

7. Describe the illusion Marco creates for Celia in "Stormy Seas"?

8. Why does Hector wait in the hall for Celia in "Technicalities?

9. How does Bailey get into the circus in New York?

10. What did August hear and see when the circus was set up near his home in "Pursuit"?

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