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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 is the hair of the Murray twins?

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

3. What color dress does Tsukiko choose for Celia to wear in "Atmosphere"?

4. In "Temporary Places," where does Lainie attempt to persuade Tara to go for an extended holiday?

5. What does the room remind Bailey of where Isobel tells fortunes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Thiessen meets Celia, how is she different from when he has seen her at the circus?

4. What are dinners like at Chandresh's home?

5. What does Prospero have Celia do for Alexander?

6. How is Le Cirque des Reves set up?

7. How does Celia feel about her performances?

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

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

10. What is the tattoo like that Tsukiko has?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Celia proclaims to love Marco, yet she asks him to leave and not return. What influences cause Celia to ask Marco to leave and never return?

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