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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 happened to Tsukiko's opponent?

2. What does a young woman give the Paramour in "Bedtime Stories"?

3. What scents permeate Tsukiko's private train car?

4. During Celia's performances in "Stormy Seas," what row does Marco sit in as he watches?

5. What color is the engine that pulls the circus train?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Impasse," how does Celia say that the competition will end?

2. How is the anniversary celebration different from the circus itself?

3. Who is memorialized by the circus clock?

4. How does Chandresh's house look when Poppet visits in "Blueprints"?

5. How does Bailey get into the circus in New York?

6. Why does Poppet visit Chandresh in "Blueprints"?

7. What happens when Marco is guiding Bailey through the animal tent?

8. Describe the illusion Marco creates for Celia in "Stormy Seas"?

9. Where is Tsukiko's scar and what does it look like?

10. How did Isobel and Marco happen to meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The bonfire affects both Celia and Chandresh. How did the bonfire affect them both and why did it have that affect upon them?

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