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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. What does Victor tell Braxton he needs in order to capture Acheron and restore the story of Jane Eyre?

2. What does Thursday offer in exchange for a ride into Wales?

3. Who wants control over "the drop"?

4. How does Acheron arrive at the bridge to take the ransom?

5. Who interrupts Landon and Daisy's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Marlovians, and what do they believe?

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

3. What is the story of Jane Eyre, as Thursday tells it to Bowden?

4. Who is Mrs. Nakijima?

5. Why does Jack Schitt want the Prose Portal?

6. How does Thursday end the Crimean War?

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

8. What do the LiteraTecs learn about Dr. Muller?

9. What are Acheron's demands, according to the letter he sends to Thursday's office?

10. How does Thursday get Jane to return to Thornfield Hall? Why does she do this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is conflict of interest? Explain Thursday's conflict of interest in the Martin Chuzzlewit case. How might her conflict of interest affect her investigation of the case? Does it?

Essay Topic 2

What is a flashback? Give examples of two flashbacks from The Eyre Affair. Explain the purposes of the flashbacks in the plot of the story. Be specific.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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