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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 survives drowning after Dog Face Joe steals his body?

2. Who does Jacky give news of to Ashbless?

3. What is Doyle armed with when he and the brotherhood track Romany?

4. Doyle tries to rescue _______ from the gypsies.

5. Whose house does Doyle go to for help after he escapes the Albanian mercenaries?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the opium-drugged Coleridge's role in the climax in the underground tunnels of Rat Castle?

2. Who comes for Doyle when he is with the Lord Byron ka in their hotel room?

3. What does the Master promise he'll do for Doyle?

4. What does Romany plan to do in 1684?

5. What is in Fikee's black box?

6. Why does Romany change his plans when Lord Byron returns to the camp?

7. What preparations has Doyle made in anticipation of his death?

8. Under what circumstances do Romanelli and Horrabin meet?

9. What does Damnable Richard do when Romany orders their captive killed?

10. How does Romany travel in 1684?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fikee and Dr. Romanelli are the master's best lieutenants. When confronted with the option of leaving him, both are afraid to do so. Are their wants the same as the Master's? Are they plotting with him to fulfill their own desires for a free Egypt? Or are they simply taking orders? Do Fikee and Romanelli want different things? Define each one's relationship with the Master, specifying their actions as evidence of your conclusion.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Horrabin's and Copenhagen Jack's leadership skills. Which beggar king is a more effective leader? Who is more respected? Who is more obeyed? Cite your examples.

Essay Topic 3

Romany is a changed man after he is marooned in 1684. Is the Romany known as the Luck of the Surrey-side beggars crazy? Is he eccentric? Does the gunshot change him, or does his determination for revenge? What is his character's chief purpose as the Luck?

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