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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Daniel request to tell his son about the happenings in London?

2. Who is Solomon?

3. Who tries to protect Dappa from capture?

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

5. What object does Daniel select to be auctioned off by Partry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Daniel generates interest and investors for inventions throughout the book. Examine how good of a 'salesman' he is by citing specific examples from the text. How could he do better and be more convincing?

Essay Topic 2

Much of the debate and peril in the book surrounds the English monarchy and the rights to succession. Explain the tense political situation throughout the course of the book, and consider whether the characters are aware of the political peril they are in.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how the characters' lives are different in the Epilogs from earlier. Identify any questions the Epilogs answered, as well any new questions a reader might have after reading.

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