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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 do the members of the ensemble wear that play at the grand anniversary celebration for the circus?

2. In "Pursuit," at whose home do Bailey and the reveurs stay in New York?

3. Who does Prospero say was Alexander's last student?

4. In "Transmutation," where does Celia pull herself together?

5. What does Bailey remove from the box he keeps in his tree in "Farewell"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is memorialized by the circus clock?

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

3. How do Bailey, Poppet, and Widget escape a room resembling a large metal birdcage?

4. What is the circus like on All Hallows' Eve?

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

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

7. What does Poppet ask Bailey to do in "An Entreaty" and why?

8. Why does Hector wait in the hall for Celia in "Technicalities?

9. How does Thiessen die?

10. How does Bailey relight the bonfire?

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

Bailey becomes the caretaker of the circus. Why is Bailey chosen to become the caretaker and why does he accept the position?

Essay Topic 3

Celia finally reveals her identity to Herr Thiessen in"Movement." Why does Celia reveal her identity and how does that affect their relationship?

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