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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 name is Chinnie using?

2. Who does Jacky give news of to Ashbless?

3. A procession of _________ is crowding the Egyptian street.

4. What does the Lord Byron ka leave on Doyle's papers?

5. What does Doyle make while imprisoned in a boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jacky's true identity discovered by Carrington?

2. Doyle wakes up in a strange place after being chloroformed by Romanelli. What is going on around him?

3. How does Doyle meet his Mameluke friend?

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

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

6. How is Doyle able to retaliate against the Master's magic attacks?

7. Why is Doyle so calm while Romany and Romanelli have him captured?

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

9. What becomes of the Master?

10. What does Romany plan to do in 1684?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What symbols are found in the book? What importance do they have? Describe how the use of symbols enhances the story.

Essay Topic 2

Some of the antagonists in this book of capable of doing horrible things to other characters. What actions define them as antagonists? Is their behavior a result of their past? Are they to blame for their actions or are others pulling the strings? Please cite your examples.

Essay Topic 3

Despite the fact that Doyle knows Ashbless marries Elizabeth Tichy, do their characters seem right for each other? What importance does their relationship have to the plot? Is their relationship central to the story? Is romance a focal point of the story? What leads you to your conclusion?

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