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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 specific change takes place in Jane while Mark is away at Belbury?

2. How does Professor Filostrato view the natural trees of the forest?

3. What is Mark's main concern at the beginning of the book?

4. Why is Mrs. Dimble at Jane's house while Mark is away?

5. What will a beast not do after speaking with the master of St. Anne's?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jane escape from the N.I.C.E. police force on the night of the riot?

2. Why is Lord Feverston appointed the new emergency governor?

3. What does the Fairy tell Mark repeatedly to not bother Mr. Wither about?

4. What is so unique about Mr. MacPhee?

5. What is Reverend Straik's warning to Mark about joining the N.I.C.E.?

6. After hearing about her dreams, what does Mr. Dimble tell Jane to do if she feels the urge to tell anyone else about her dreams?

7. What is Cosser doing in the countryside when Mark accompanies him to help?

8. Why are the Denistons so eager to have Jane be a new member of their group at St. Anne's?

9. What was the fate of the only man to ever try and leave the N.I.C.E. and who was that man?

10. Why does Mrs. Maggs resign from her position as Jane's housekeeper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the ending of this book. Does it feel complete to you? Why or why not? What could be added? What could be left out? What do you think is the main 'moral' of the book? Why?

Essay Topic 2

How is Mark persuaded to do things he does not want to do? Does this change throughout the book? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

There are many different proposed purposes of the N.I.C.E. What are some of the different proposed purposes, and what is the real purpose? How does the N.I.C.E. plan to achieve this purpose? How does this differ from the main mission of St. Anne's? What are they doing to complete their mission?

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