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

2. Which group is the Queen showing favor toward in Chapter 13?
(a) The Clubb.
(b) The Tories.
(c) The Russians.
(d) The Jacobites.

3. Who is Daniel surprised to see on board a Russian naval vessel with Peter the Great?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Godfrey.
(c) Sir Isaac.
(d) Leibniz.

4. Who accompanies Dappa to Worth's coffeehouse?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Jones.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Smith.

5. Where does Sir Isaac have Arlanc sent?
(a) The Tower of London.
(b) Newgate Prison.
(c) Clerkenwell Court.
(d) The Royal Society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescues Jack and Eliza?

2. What does McIan receive from Jack before he enters the English mint?

3. What event does Daniel discuss with Sir Isaac after his summons to the House of Lords?

4. What does Dappa choose to do?

5. Where are Colonel Barnes, Daniel, Sir Isaac and Charles White headed in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Sir Isaac, Daniel, and Colonel Barnes think they are in danger in Chapter 27?

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

4. Based on Sir Isaac and Daniel's debate about the Russians and the French, who do you think is more likely to be responsible for sabotage?

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

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

7. What does Ravenscar declare to the mob, and what does Daniel think of this?

8. How does each member of the Clubb contribute to solve the problem of figuring out who is responsible for the explosions?

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

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

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