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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Poppet wear after her performance at the beginning of "Ailuromancy"?

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

3. In "Labryinth," what papers the walls in a hallway?

4. Who escorts a five-year-old girl to a theater in "Unexpected Post"?

5. What time does Celia perform in "Wishes and Desires"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Herr Thiessen learn where the circus will be in "Reveurs"?

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

3. What is Tara's funeral like?

4. Hos is the room where the Murray twins live decorated?

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

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

7. In "Target Practice," why is Chandresh throwing a knife at a dartboard?

8. Why did Mr. Barris leave London?

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

10. How would you describe the labyrinth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Isobel destroys a charm she made to create balance in the circus. Why does Isobel destroy her charm and what are the resulting effects on the circus when she removes her charm?

Essay Topic 2

Celia learned the identity of her opponent in "The Magician's Opponent." How did she learn her opponent's identity and how did that knowledge affect Celia and the way she was competing?

Essay Topic 3

Celia and Marco received very different magic training. What type of training did each child receive and how did that training seem to affect their personalities?

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