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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. Into what book do Thursday and Miss Havisham go for Thursday's first assignment?

2. Where does Volescamper's copy of Cardenio really belong, according to Miss Havisham?

3. Who follows Thursday and Miss Havisham to the book sale?

4. What common element does Thursday discover about the coincidences and threats on her life?

5. Where does Thursday go when she sneaks out of her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a jar falls off a shelf in Thursday's apartment? Why is this important?

2. How is Thursday rescued from the vault at Goliath's facility?

3. What happens when Thursday goes to the Goliath Research and Development Facility in Chapter 28?

4. What does Cordelia tell Thursday at the beginning of Chapter 31? Why is Cordelia at Thursday's apartment?

5. Who does Thursday tell about her rescue? What does she learn about it?

6. What happens when Thursday helps Spike in Chapter 23?

7. Explain what happens at Thursday's trial in Chapter 18.

8. What does Thursday learn about the Cardenio from Miss Havisham? Why is this important?

9. What do Thursday and Bowden discuss after Thursday's performance review? What advice does he give her?

10. Where does Miss Havisham want to go after Thursday's hearing? How does Thursday get herself and Miss Havisham back to the real world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain story arc, and identify the events in Lost in a Good Book for each element of a story arc.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the plot elements of Lost in a Good Book that seem unrelated at first come together by the end of the book.

Essay Topic 3

What is irony? How is it used in literature? How does Fforde use irony in Lost in a Good Book?

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