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

2. How do Bolingbroke and Ravenscar find out that Caroline is in London?

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

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

5. Where does Caroline end up after she and Johann are attacked?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How do Eliza and Caroline confirm their suspicions that a spy is amongst them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the story, people and objects are continually being disguised. Examine three examples from the book where a disguise is used. Determine whether the disguise is successful, and how/why it is or is not.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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