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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. In "Reveurs," where does Herr Thiessen go to see the circus again?

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

3. in "Unexpected Post," what does the manager bring the five-year-old girl to drink?

4. In "Associates and Conspirators," what time does Chandresh serve the first course of his dinners?

5. What does Celia fetch while everyone waits for the Murray twins to be born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bailey observe when he watches the contortionist in "Oneiromancy"?

2. What does Prospero have Celia do for Alexander?

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

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

5. What does Celia sense after the bonfire is lit on opening night?

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

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

8. How is Le Cirque des Reves set up?

9. How does Celia feel about her performances?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tsukiko and Celia are hired as some of the first performers for the circus. What is unique about each woman that makes Chandresh want to hire her, and how does he expect each woman to enhance and add to the atmosphere of the circus?

Essay Topic 2

Tsukiko doesn't believe that Tara's death is an accident. Why doesn't Tsukiko believe that Tara's death was an accident and how does she believe Tara's death will affect the circus?

Essay Topic 3

Prospero's inability to maintain a physical form is due to a failed experiment. What was Prospero attempting to do and why did his experiment fail so badly?

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