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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 wants control over "the drop"?

2. What is the signal that Thursday arranges for while she's in Jane Eyre?

3. Victor is going to go undercover at the next meeting of what organization?

4. In Thursday's synopsis of Jane Eyre, how does the story end?

5. What manuscript does Acheron take to replace Martin Chuzzlewit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the trick the Chronoguard played on Thursday and Bowden?

2. How does Thursday's father settle the debate about the authorship of Shakespeare's plays?

3. Why do Thursday and Acheron have to work together in Jane Eyre?

4. What happens at the drop?

5. What does Mycroft do to the Martin Chuzzlewit manuscript? Why?

6. What does Thursday learn from the interrogation of Dr. Muller?

7. How does Thursday end the Crimean War?

8. What happens when readers begin to notice that Jane Eyre has been kidnapped?

9. Why does Thursday have to wait to apprehend Acheron in Jane Eyre?

10. Who is Dr. Runcible Spoon, and why does he visit Thursday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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