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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. What does Daniel say a revolution does not have to include?

2. What kind of place does Eliza meet with William for several days after her stay in the convent?

3. What is Comstock's first name?

4. Who suggests that Daniel should move to America?

5. Where does Genoese live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Eliza and d'Arcachon?

2. Why are Bob and Dick sent to visit Daniel in prison?

3. Why does Daniel get a new guard while in prison?

4. How has Eliza been sending messages without being discovered?

5. Why is Eliza going to Varseilles?

6. What does Bob ask Eliza for help with?

7. How does Eliza receive her title of nobility?

8. What rumor does dAvaux spread that causes Eliza trouble while being a governess?

9. Who is St. George?

10. What happens to Jack off the coast of Africa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wealth is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this love for money is manifested?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in this book. Which characters were most affected by despair, and how did this change the course of the plot branches they were involved in?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Stephenson have chosen these settings for this plot to take place?

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