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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 Dappa after the duel?
(a) He defeats White and returns to prison.
(b) He dies and White escapes.
(c) He defeats White and returns to the Minerva.
(d) He nurses White back to health.

2. When is White arrested?
(a) Before the Queen's death.
(b) After the King's coronation.
(c) After the trial of the Pyx.
(d) Before Jack's sons escape.

3. Why does Daniel feels obligated to protect Sir Isaac?
(a) Sir Isaac is his friend.
(b) Sir Isaac is blackmailing him.
(c) Sir Isaac is Roger's friend.
(d) Leibniz is blackmailing him.

4. What does Daniel discover about Sir Isaac in his sedan chair?
(a) He has a gun.
(b) He has a bomb.
(c) He has no clothes.
(d) He has died.

5. What gives Daniel power over Sir Isaac in Chapter 24?
(a) Knowing the whereabouts of the Solomonic gold.
(b) Knowing the whereabouts of Dappa.
(c) Knowing the whereabouts of the steam engine.
(d) Knowing the whereabouts of White.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ravenscar die?

2. Why is the magistrate in a foul mood about the King's coronation?

3. What does White promise Jack for accusing Sir Isaac of committing treason?

4. What does the Clubb use to pinpoint the location they are looking for?

5. What do the Earl of Lostwihiel and his deputy collect for the trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Dappa turned the tables on White by this point in the story?

2. What unusual occurrences has Jack experienced, and what is mysterious about them?

3. How is Sir Isaac's death hidden from the officials?

4. How does Daniel win Jack's loyalty in Chapter 13?

5. How does Daniel feel about what happens to Ravenscar in Chapter 9, and what must he now handle by himself?

6. Why is William Ham willing to assist Daniel and Saturn smuggle the Solomonic gold?

7. What are the negative aspects and results of the coronation of the king?

8. How much does the gold weigh, and what is the significance of that weight?

9. What is White's offer to Jack, and how does Jack respond?

10. Why does Bob Shaftoe mention his brother as though Jack is still alive?

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