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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. Jack headed east to fight ___________.

2. Who sent Dick, Bob and Jack to get work?

3. What affected Wilkins's judgement before his death?

4. Why is Oldenburg arrested?

5. Princess Caroline wants Daniel's help with _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eliza hope to sell at a fair?

2. What does Oldenburg tell Daniel while he is in prison?

3. How does Daniel meet Leibniz?

4. How does this book begin?

5. How did Eliza come to be in the place she met Jack?

6. What does Drake think of the London fire?

7. What does Daniel see is his role when the Declaration for Freedom of Conscience of all Dissenters is signed?

8. How is Leibniz's mine different from other mines?

9. How does Daniel meet Tess?

10. What job did Jack have at the prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were many characters in this book who were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What were some of these instances, and how were those characters affected by the manipulation?

Essay Topic 2

Maturity is a theme presented in a number of places in this plot, and is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 3

Training and education are topics of discussion in this book. Where do these topics appear in this book, and what effects do they have on the characters involved in those scenes?

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