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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 question does Lord Feverstone raise during the dinner party?

2. Who were the first people to the scene of Mr. Hingest's death?

3. What does Jane find in her bathroom at St. Anne's that makes her run away screaming?

4. What does Reverend Straik tell Mark that he cannot do once he joins the N.I.C.E.?

5. What does Mark admire about Jane the morning after she was so frightened and he ignored her to get some sleep after his dinner party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mr. Wither so upset with the Fairy for trying to take Jane by force on the night of the riot?

2. When Jane meets Lord Feverstone for the first time, how does she feel?

3. What does Mark see as he and Lord Feverstone pass by a mirror at Belbury?

4. 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?

5. What does the Fairy have Mark do as his first project at Belbury--much to his chagrin?

6. Why is Bracton College interested in selling Bragdon Wood to the N.I.C.E.?

7. What advice does Mr. Ransom give Jane to help her fix her poor marriage situation?

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

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

10. What is Mark thinking about his wife the morning after he came home to his wife in tears?

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

There are a few different relationships described in this book. Analyze two of these couples, and explain how their relationship evolves throughout the book. Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Mr. Wither always seems very distracted to the people he converses with. Why is this? What allows him to remain so distant? How do you think this ability affects his rise in power at the N.I.C.E.?

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