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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 Marco leave behind in Celia's tent in "Impasse"?

2. What year is it when Hector and Mr. A. H. speak together in "Retrospect"?

3. Where is Widget in "Blueprints"?

4. When does Widget meet with Mr. A. H. in Paris?

5. What does the fortune teller use to read the future in "Fates Foretold"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Marco considers leaving with Celia in "Stormy Seas"?

4. In "The Lovers," what do the figures look like that are as still as statues?

5. How does Thiessen die?

6. In "Fates Foretold," how does the fortune teller do a reading?

7. How does Thiessen describe what he provides with his writing?

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

9. What does the circus train look like inside?

10. Why does Widget visit with Mr. A. H. in "Stories"?

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

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

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?

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