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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. Who does Daniel meet upon his arrival to London?
(a) Sonny and Cher.
(b) Enoch Root.
(c) Thomas Newcomen and Will Comstock.
(d) Princess Caroline.

2. What does Dappa choose to do?
(a) Kill his captors.
(b) Write as a captive.
(c) Flee to the country.
(d) Write to Mr. White.

3. What do Daniel and Colonel Barnes think affects Leibniz and Sir Isaac's relationship?
(a) Bioluminescence.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Alchemy.
(d) Gravity.

4. Mr. White's ship is known as what?
(a) The Beagle.
(b) The Atlanta.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Minerva.

5. What is distinctive about the heavy box Sir Isaac and Daniel find below deck?
(a) It ticks.
(b) It hums.
(c) It smells.
(d) It disappears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Colonel Barnes incorrectly assume of Sir Isaac?

2. Who is Daniel surprised to see on board a Russian naval vessel with Peter the Great?

3. What does Daniel think Jack's motivation is?

4. Where does Daniel meet Princess Caroline?

5. What happens to Daniel and Ravenscar in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Analyze the reasons different characters are paired up in this section of the book.

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

3. What is the main dispute between Leibniz and Sir Isaac, and what part does Daniel play in all of it?

4. Detail some of the characters' actions and thinking in Book 6, Chapters 21-24 that leads them to make a mistake.

5. What sequence of events pushes the Clubb closer to capturing Jack?

6. What does Johann think of Caroline, and what actions support this?

7. Who is John Doe and how do his actions affect Daniel?

8. Compare and contrast Princess Caroline to her grandmother, Sophie.

9. Describe how Thomas' invention works and how it would benefit the populace.

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

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