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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 picks Thursday up from the airport?

2. Why is Haworth House famous?

3. Which of these is NOT an invention that Mycroft shows Thursday in his workshop?

4. Who shows Thursday around the office and introduces her to everyone?

5. What is Thursday's relationship with Acheron?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Victor and Bowden think Thursday is in Swindon?

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

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

4. Who is Snood, and what is his relationship to Thursday?

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

6. What is unusual about the performance of Richard III that Thursday goes to with Landon?

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

8. Explain Thursday's relationship with Acheron Hades.

9. When Thursday goes to Haworth House with Uncle Mycroft and Aunt Polly as a child, a tourist complains about the ending of Jane Eyre. According to the tourist, what is the ending of the story, and why doesn't he like it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

The Eyre Affair is told in first-person point of view. Who is the narrator? Give a brief biography of the narrator? Is the narrator reliable? Why or why not? How would the story be different if it was told in third-person point of view?

Essay Topic 3

What is a motif? Choose a motif from The Eyre Affair and explain it. How is this motif threaded throughout the story?

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