Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. When Celia demonstrates her magical abilities to join the Night Circus, Chandresh attempts to dismiss her. What prevents him from doing so?

A) Chandresh learns that Celia is Prospero’s daughter.

B) Celia reassembles a broken teacup for him.

C) Marco interferes with Chandresh’s thoughts.

D) Poppet says she has seen Celia in a vision.

2. What important item does Poppet give to Bailey when they first meet?

A) An old tarot card

B) A red rose

C) A gold ring

D) A white glove

3. Which of the following is the strongest example of the theme of Good Versus Evil in the novel?

A) The rivalry between Celia and Marco

B) The actions of the Man in Grey toward Marco

C) The murder of Mr. Thiessen

D) Tsukiko’s defeat of her opponent

4. Which of the following is the strongest example of the theme of Free Will?

A) Bailey’s sacrifice for the circus

B) Isobel’s ability to read the tarot

C) Tsukiko’s employment at the Night Circus

D) The circus performers’ inability to age

5. Which of the following best states what the Wunschtraum Clock symbolizes in the novel?

A) The futility of time

B) The unreliability of time

C) The static nature of time