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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. Where does Richard's first journey with marquis end?

2. What is the marquis' name?

3. What does the Court do when Hunter is introduced at Court?

4. What does Richard realize he has become after his experience with Door?

5. Who are Richard and his fiancee having dinner with when someone collapses on the sidewalk by them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Door decide to go back and help Richard after leaving him in the marketplace?

2. What new orders is Croup given after he kills Varney?

3. What special power does Varney have?

4. How do Richard and Door get food after running from Croup?

5. What disapoints Richard when he first sees the train in the Below?

6. What happens to the people in the room after Door and Richard disappear through the Angelus?

7. What happens when Richard sees Jessica for the first time after Door leaves?

8. What worries Hunter so much when Door starts to go Above?

9. What do Croup and Vandemar do while Richard and Door are with Islington?

10. What is done for Door when she is injured after she gives her request before fainting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this plot?

Essay Topic 2

Dreams were a very important part of this story line. What were some of the most important dreams, what were their meanings, and how did they serve to guide the course of this plot?

Essay Topic 3

Memory is a huge theme in this book as those who cross to the world below are forgotten by the world above. Which characters are most affected by this theme, and how does it change their behavior and actions within in the plot?

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