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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does McIan receive from Jack before he enters the English mint?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Keys.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Death.

2. What motivates George Louis' arrival?
(a) Jack Shaftoe's capture.
(b) Peter the Great's arrival.
(c) The death of Queen Anne.
(d) The death of Peter the Great.

3. What is Partry's confession?
(a) That he is Jack Shaftoe.
(b) That he is Jack Ketch.
(c) That he is Lord Gy.
(d) That he is Daniel's father.

4. What happens to Lt. Throwley, the Yeoman guard from the Tower of London?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He is promoted.
(c) He murders Rufus MacIan.
(d) He is murdered by Rufus MacIan.

5. What is Bob Shaftoe doing when Daniel visits him?
(a) Extracting brain juice from dead bodies.
(b) Breaking into a vault.
(c) Categorizing insects by color.
(d) Counting out stacks of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason do Daniel and Sir Isaac visit the shipyard in Chapter 8?

2. Who does Daniel request to tell his son about the happenings in London?

3. Where does Daniel first meet Sir Isaac's niece, Catherine Barton?

4. Who does the Queen's Army arrest and escort to the tower?

5. Who does Solomon declare as the only two alchemists in the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Henry Arlanc, and why is this not a complete letdown to Daniel and Sir Isaac?

2. What are the different motives of Ravenscar and Bolingbroke at the dinner party? Who ends up triumphant at the end of the evening, and why?

3. What political issues are burdening England when Daniel arrives in London?

4. What does Daniel deduce as Jack's motivation for his conduct, and why is Eliza unimpressed with Daniel's deduction?

5. What does Eliza try to do at the Opera House? Does she succeed? What does she learn?

6. What are some striking examples of how Daniel's world operates under different rules and thinking than life today?

7. What is the state of the English economy and coinage, according to Sir Isaac Newton, when Daniel comes to visit him?

8. How does the attempt on the characters' lives emphasize the other elements of the plot at this point in the book?

9. How does Daniel attempt to gain additional financial support for his research and inventions, and is he successful?

10. How do Eliza and Caroline confirm their suspicions that a spy is amongst them?

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