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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 is Dog Face Joe looking for at the Depilatory Parlor?

2. What distinctive clothing item do the members of the Antaeus Brotherhood wear?

3. Who is the bartender at the Guinea and Bun pub where Dog Face Joe is drinking on Christmas Eve?

4. What does Doyle try to break to convince the innkeeper to let him go after Romany?

5. Who is the king in the time Doyle and Romany have traveled to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What becomes of the Master?

2. What does Jacky pay a penny at a bar to see?

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

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

5. What does Doyle do to awaken Lord Byron?

6. What does Romany want from the yags and what is he using to get what he wants from them?

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

8. Romanelli contacts the Master after he fails to contact Romany. What does the Master tell him to do?

9. Why does Doyle hesitate before escaping with the first two members of the Antaeus Brotherhood from the burning building in 1684?

10. What is Darrow and Dog Face Joe's arrangement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Doyle is a widower. Do you think he is more or less likely to believe in time travel because of his tragedy? Cite examples of how his tragedy affects his journey in time. Is he less likely to accept Darrow's job offer if his wife is living? How does the information about his past affect your view of his character in the beginning of the book? Is Doyle always defined by his past? Do the events in the book serve to redefine his character? Explain how the examples support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Define the main conflict of The Anubis Gate: man vs. man, man vs. machine/technology, man vs. nature, man vs. self, man vs. society, man vs. supernatural, and man vs. destiny. Cite scenes to reinforce your choice, explaining what makes it central to the plot.

Essay Topic 3

Doyle and others travel through windows in time. Doyle worries that if he meddles too much with the past, it will result in a very different future. Is the past bound in destiny in the book, or can it be altered? Explain your answer with specific examples.

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