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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 Thursday see as she's driving through town from the airport?

2. Who interrupts Thursday's conversation at the piano?

3. Who arrives and starts a gunfight as Thursday and Bowden are seeking information?

4. What advice is Thursday given by the person who appears in her hospital room?

5. Who introduces himself to Thursday when she visits the graves of Snood and Tamworth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Thursday's relationship with Landon Park-Laine.

2. Explain Thursday's relationship with Acheron Hades.

3. Who is Pickwick, and what is his relationship with Thursday?

4. Who is Jack Schitt, and what does he talk to Thursday about at the cemetery?

5. Describe Uncle Mycroft's workshop.

6. Who is Snood, and what is his relationship to Thursday?

7. Why is there a riot that Thursday sees on the news in her hotel room?

8. When the Martin Chuzzlewit manuscript is stolen, what two things does Thursday discover that are strange about the crime scene?

9. What was Spike doing when he called for help?

10. What is a Will-Speak machine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the ChronoGuard? Explain the role of the ChronoGuard in The Eyre Affair using specific examples from the story.

Essay Topic 2

List the known divisions of SpecOps and explain what each of them does.

Essay Topic 3

Suspense is a technique used frequently in The Eyre Affair. Define suspense and give one specific example of suspense from the story. Is the author's use of suspense effective? Why or why not?

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