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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. During Celia's performances in "Stormy Seas," what row does Marco sit in as he watches?
(a) Third.
(b) Front.
(c) Middle.
(d) Back.

2. What do the members of the ensemble wear that play at the grand anniversary celebration for the circus?
(a) White suits.
(b) Black velvet suits.
(c) Black pinstriped suits.
(d) Red velvet suits.

3. Who greets Bailey in "Suspended"?
(a) Widget.
(b) Poppet.
(c) Marco.
(d) Celia.

4. What scents permeate Tsukiko's private train car?
(a) Lavender and vanilla.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Ginger and cream.
(d) Cloves.

5. Where is Victor staying in "Escapement"?
(a) Boston.
(b) The Brown Inn.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Parker House.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Poppet move in order to put her briefcase on Chandresh's desk in his study?

2. In "Beautiful Pain," what sits upon the two of hearts on the mantel in Marco's room?

3. What pattern is on Celia dress when she performs at the beginning of "Stormy Seas"?

4. What does a young woman give the Paramour in "Bedtime Stories"?

5. What is the year in "Bedtime Stories"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the circus like on All Hallows' Eve?

2. How does Chandresh's house look when Poppet visits in "Blueprints"?

3. How does Thiessen describe what he provides with his writing?

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

5. How is the anniversary celebration different from the circus itself?

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

7. Who does Bailey meet at the train station in Concord?

8. Why did the Burgess sisters always excel at what they did?

9. Why does Poppet visit Chandresh in "Blueprints"?

10. What does Poppet ask Bailey to do in "An Entreaty" and why?

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