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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 Celia fetch while everyone waits for the Murray twins to be born?

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

3. Where is Tara's funeral held?

4. What does Chandresh send Mrs. Murray, the wild-cat tamers wife when she gives birth on opening night?

5. How does Chandresh feel after the bonfire is lit on opening night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bailey do with the twins in "Ailuromancy"?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Prospero have Celia do for Alexander?

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

8. How would you describe the labyrinth?

9. Why did Mr. Barris leave London?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Tete-a-Tete," Celia speaks with Marco alone for the first time. What do Celia and Marco learn when they spend time alone together and how will that information affect the competition?

Essay Topic 2

The clockmaker who is instructed to create the circus clock is told to create a dream. In what ways is the clock both a real timepiece and a dream and how does the clock represent what the circus will become?

Essay Topic 3

Mr. A. H. interrupts a conversation between Celia and Marco during the anniversary party of the circus. Why does Mr. A. H. interrupt the two and how does he feel about Marco's performance so far?

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