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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. Where do Celia and Marco reunite in "Transmutation"?

2. What color shawl is Isobel wearing at the beginning of "Old Ghosts"?

3. What time is it at the beginning of "Darkest Before the Dawn"?

4. Who sent the twins a cradle when they were born?

5. What might the visitor in "Bon Reves" eat as a pre-breakfast snack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did August hear and see when the circus was set up near his home in "Pursuit"?

2. Where does Celia find Marco after they go through the bonfire?

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

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

5. What is Celia tempted to do when she is with Marco?

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

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

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

9. What does the circus train look like inside?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tsukiko and Celia are hired as some of the first performers for the circus. What is unique about each woman that makes Chandresh want to hire her, and how does he expect each woman to enhance and add to the atmosphere of the circus?

Essay Topic 2

Celia learned the identity of her opponent in "The Magician's Opponent." How did she learn her opponent's identity and how did that knowledge affect Celia and the way she was competing?

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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