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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 taken from the story that is opened by the Prose Portal?

2. While at lunch with Bowden, who does Thursday discover has been kidnapped?

3. What does Thursday notice about the glass on the display case?

4. Who was Thursday engaged to?

5. What company does Jack Schitt work for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happened at the stakeout after Buckett left.

2. Why doesn't anyone respond to Spike's call on the wireless?

3. What is unusual about the performance of Richard III that Thursday goes to with Landon?

4. While Thursday is in the hospital, a car appears in her room. Who is in the car, and what does this person tell her?

5. What is SpecOps? Explain the division of SpecOps that Thursday works for.

6. Why do Victor and Bowden think Thursday is in Swindon?

7. What does Thursday's conversation with Victor and Bowden at the hotel bar reveal about Jack Schitt?

8. Describe the LiteraTecs' office in Swindon.

9. What was Spike doing when he called for help?

10. What is a Will-Speak machine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a motif? Choose a motif from The Eyre Affair and explain it. How is this motif threaded throughout the story?

Essay Topic 2

What is the ChronoGuard? Explain the role of the ChronoGuard in The Eyre Affair using specific examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the main conflict in the story. Is it resolved by the end of the story? If so, how?

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