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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 Jack get out of the ordeal with the Tower?
(a) His weight in gold coins.
(b) A diamond the size of his fist.
(c) Some small leather pouches.
(d) Elaborate new clothes.

2. Who does Princess Caroline disguise herself as to ride toward London?
(a) Johann.
(b) Eliza.
(c) A nobleman.
(d) An assassin.

3. What object does Daniel select to be auctioned off by Partry?
(a) Hooke's eyeglass set.
(b) Hooke's private diary.
(c) Hooke's mortar and pestle.
(d) Hooke's weights and measures.

4. For what reason do Daniel and Sir Isaac visit the shipyard in Chapter 8?
(a) To win a bet.
(b) To buy some fish.
(c) To investigate a fire.
(d) To hire a boat.

5. Who does Eliza want put to death for betraying the country?
(a) Mr. Braithwaite.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Mrs. Braithwaite.
(d) Caroline.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Jack team up with to devalue the English currency?

3. What object does Sir Isaac go ashore with?

4. What object is concealed and transported to the Tower of London?

5. Where does Daniel witness Mr. White being beaten?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Daniel notice about how Peter the Great affects other people?

5. 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?

6. Describe the elaborate plan and series of events that Jack Shaftoe and Edouard De Gex put into motion in Chapter 20.

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

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

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

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

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