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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 comes to rescue Thursday from Goliath?

2. What does Thursday learn about agents Walken and Dedmen at Joffy's exhibition?

3. What is expected of Thursday on her first assignment?

4. Where does Thursday go before arriving back at the Great Library?

5. What ordinary item do Miss Havisham and Thursday use on their assignment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain what happens at the Jurisfiction meeting.

4. What does Thursday learn from Joffy at the end of Chapter 27? Why is this significant?

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

6. Under what circumstances does Thursday escape her apartment undetected? Why is this ironic?

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

8. What does Thursday learn about Walken and Dedmen at Joffy's exhibition? What does this mean?

9. Who is Miss Havisham battling at the book sale? For what?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Thursday's job in SpecOps, including its importance in her society.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Jurisfiction. What role does it play in the story?

Essay Topic 3

What is a motif? Identify at least one motif in Lost in a Good Book, explaining how Fforde weaves the motif into the story.

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