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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 is really the person who helped Thursday find the right room?

2. What advice is Thursday given by the person who appears in her hospital room?

3. What is Thursday's relationship with Acheron?

4. Who is the Swindon SpecOps director?

5. What convention is taking place at the hotel that Thursday checks in to at the same time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Colonel Phelps, and why is he headed to Swindon?

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

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

4. What is a Will-Speak machine?

5. Why does Acheron Hades use the Martin Chuzzlewit manuscript in the Prose Portal instead of a copy of the book?

6. When the Martin Chuzzlewit manuscript is stolen, what two things does Thursday discover that are strange about the crime scene?

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

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

9. Who is Felix7?

10. Why did Spike need help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suspense is a technique used frequently in The Eyre Affair. Define suspense and give one specific example of suspense from the story. Is the author's use of suspense effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What is tone? What is the overall tone of The Eyre Affair? How do you know? Use specific examples from the story to support your claim. Does the tone of The Eyre Affair change throughout the story? If so, give an example.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of literature in the society of The Eyre Affair. Use specific examples from the story to show this role.

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