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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 is the name of the library in Thornfield?

2. Who recovers Franny’s body?

3. What curse does Lockland propose to enact on Thornfield?

4. Which of the following grows at Franny’s grave?

5. Which of the following does Margaret gather to fight Lockland’s curse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ingredients are in Franny’s cure for drunkenness (292)?

2. Why are the more distant Owens relations disappointed in Ian?

3. What symptoms does Kylie display from Lockland’s curse?

4. What recipe does Margaret give Gillian?

5. What tradition is noted for hikers in Thornfield?

6. What does the Owens, who cast the curse on the family, note must be done to lift the curse?

7. What herbs and spices does Sally include in her pie crust?

8. What reasons are given for Ariel’s choice of scent?

9. What does Lockland claim is the purpose of magic (257)?

10. How does The Book of the Raven note a curse must be broken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator comments that “Curses are like knots, the more you struggle to be free, the tighter they become, whether they’re made of rope or spite or desperation [sic]” (4-5). Does the novel bear out the comment? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

Comment on the narrative style of the book (as distinct from narrative perspective). What is its overall tone? Its overall thrust? How does it manifest in the text?

Essay Topic 3

What is the novel’s overall attitude towards religion? How does that attitude manifest in the book?

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