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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 Jane do to calm her nerves after her night of horrible dreams?

2. How does Cosser differ from Mark in his opinion of the countryside?

3. How does Jane escape the riot on the street?

4. What does Mark not want as his primary job if he takes a position with the N.I.C.E.?

5. Why can't the leader of St. Anne's stand to greet Jane?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bracton College interested in selling Bragdon Wood to the N.I.C.E.?

2. What does the Fairy tell Mark repeatedly to not bother Mr. Wither about?

3. After hearing about her dreams, what does Mr. Dimble tell Jane to do if she feels the urge to tell anyone else about her dreams?

4. Why is Mr. Steele so hostile towards Mark when they are first introduced to each other at Belbury?

5. Why does Jane wake up so troubled some mornings?

6. What is Cosser doing in the countryside when Mark accompanies him to help?

7. Why are the N.I.C.E. causing all the riots that Mark is writing about when they end up having to stop them?

8. After speaking with Mrs. Dimble about another one of her dreams, Jane decides to take her advice and go see Mrs. Ironwood. How does Jane feel about having to rely on someone else?

9. What does Mark see as he and Lord Feverstone pass by a mirror at Belbury?

10. What does the Fairy do to Jane to try and get Jane to tell her where she was coming from the night of the riot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Mark persuaded to do things he does not want to do? Does this change throughout the book? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

This book shows the journey of Mark and Jane's relationship. What is their relationship like at the beginning of the book? How does it progress? What is their relationship like at the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

The Head is a very integral figure in this book. Describe it. What is it? What is it used for? Where did it come from? What is the significance of the Head? Use examples from the text to support your ideas.

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