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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 color do the Burgess sisters and Mr. Barris wear to a dinner at the Lefevre mansion in "Atmosphere"?

2. What do the reveurs begin to wear when attending the circus?

3. In "Temporary Places," to what station is the hotel attached where Tara goes?

4. In "Target Practice," what is Chandresh aiming at on a dartboard?

5. In "Labryinth," how many doors in the room found from the trapdoor in the ceiling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tara's funeral like?

2. What is opening night like when the circus opens in London in 1886?

3. How would you describe the labyrinth?

4. What does Prospero have Celia do for Alexander?

5. What is the tattoo like that Tsukiko has?

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

7. How does Marco meet Isobel?

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

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

10. How does the grey man get a child to train?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fans of the circus rose up and became a loosely organized group. How did the group get started and why was the group so important to the reveurs?

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

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?

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