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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 shows Thursday to the room where Spike is?

2. What is the name of the hotel Thursday checks into?

3. What excuse does Buckett give for not chasing Acheron?

4. Who is Edward Rochester?

5. What color does Thursday's father NOT want the bedroom to be painted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Thursday Next.

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

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

4. Describe the LiteraTecs' office in Swindon.

5. Who is Mr. Quaverly?

6. Why does Acheron Hades threaten to burn a copy of "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" in order to get Uncle Mycroft to cooperate?

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

8. Why does Buckett leave the stakeout?

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

10. Who is Felix7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the protagonist and antagonist from The Eyre Affair. How do you know these characters are the protagonist and antagonist? What is the conflict between them? Do any other characters or forces work against the protagonist? If so, who/what? And how?

Essay Topic 2

What is the Prose Portal? Explain its significance in The Eyre Affair. Be specific.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Acheron Hades and Jack Schitt, and explain each character's relationship to Thursday Next.

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