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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. Daniel introduces Caroline and Eliza as __________________.
(a) His half-sister and her maid.
(b) His wife and her half-sister.
(c) His nurse and her half-sister.
(d) His housekeeper and his cook.

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

3. Where does Caroline end up after she and Johann are attacked?
(a) Hooke's mansion.
(b) The Thames River.
(c) The Royal Society.
(d) The Kit-Cat Clubb.

4. How do Bolingbroke and Ravenscar find out that Caroline is in London?
(a) She crashes the party.
(b) They see her from a telescope.
(c) Daniel tells them.
(d) They get a letter from her.

5. What does Daniel think Jack's motivation is?
(a) Love.
(b) Hate.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescues Jack and Eliza?

2. Mr. White's ship is known as what?

3. Who does Roger Comstock want to expose to unify the nation?

4. What is distinctive about the heavy box Sir Isaac and Daniel find below deck?

5. Where does Daniel meet Princess Caroline?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Daniel must dispel certain thoughts both about himself and Sir Isaac; why is it not beneficial for him to be perceived as a Jacobite?

3. Why does Dappa willingly allow himself to be apprehended?

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

7. What does the assassination attempt make Caroline realize about herself and the state of England?

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

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

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

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