2. Why is Haworth House famous?
(a) It was featured in an English television comedy.
(b) It was the home of Charles Dickens.
(c) It was the site of a major battle in the Crimean War.
(d) It was the home of the Bronte sisters.

3. Who was Jim Crometty?
(a) Bowden's former partner.
(b) Thursday's former partner.
(c) A local celebrity.
(d) Victor's former partner.

4. To what does Thursday compare the Swindon LiteraTec office?
(a) Something out of a literary horror film.
(b) A library from a country home.
(c) The London LiteraTec office.
(d) The library from her high school.

5. When was the last time Thursday went out with the person she meets at the play?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) A year.
(d) It would be their first date.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Snood appear to be to Thursday?

2. Who greets Thursday at her mother's front gate?

3. What does Thursday do when she sees something unusual as she's driving from the airport?

4. Who appears in Thursday's hospital room?

5. Who introduces himself to Thursday when she visits the graves of Snood and Tamworth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Goliath Corporation?

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

3. Why does Buckett leave the stakeout?

4. Explain what happens when Thursday's father visits, and why.

5. How does Thursday feel about returning to her mother's home? How do you know?

6. Who is Mr. Quaverly?

7. Who is Pickwick, and what is his relationship with Thursday?

8. What is a Will-Speak machine?

9. Explain the debate about Sir Francis Bacon and Shakespeare's plays.

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

(see the answer keys)

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