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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 protects Richard from what lives by the trains in the Below?

2. Why does the girl who takes Richard to the market say he can never return to the other world?

3. How does Door kill Mr. Ross?

4. How many men does marquis lose when fighting with the Earl?

5. What is the name of the rat who saves Richard from the Rat Speaker?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the marquis help the man he gave a song to?

2. What does Richard ask of a homeless man shortly after his phone call from Croup?

3. What does Door tell Richard she is looking for after going back to the marketplace for him?

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

5. What happens when Richard and Anesthesia cross the Night's Bridge to get to the market?

6. What does Richard find on his way to dinner, and how does Jessica respond to this?

7. What does the homeless man do when Richard asks him a question?

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

9. What does Door ask for before she faints?

10. What does marquis trade for a train schedule, and what is special about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did marquis lose his favor with the court, and how did this event from the past alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Why did marquis allow himself to be killed, and how did this sacrifice alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Moderation is a huge theme in this book commonly taught by marquis. What are some of these instances, and how do these moments affect the other characters in those scenes?

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