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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. Besides Landon, who appears in Thursday's dream in Chapter 12?

2. What is the first book Thursday finds in Mrs. Nakajima's apartment?

3. What are the names of the men in the car following Thursday?

4. What game do Thursday and Granny Next play as they talk?

5. Who wrote Jane Eyre?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are agents Walken and Dedmen? Why do they approach Thursday in Chapter 8?

2. Who is Spike? What is his role in SpecOps?

3. Explain the voice in Thursday's head in Chapter 2.

4. How do Thursday and her father change the events at Marlborough Downs?

5. Who is driving the Skyrail Thursday boards in Chapter 4? What is significant about him?

6. What does Thursday decide to do in Chapter 10? What does she learn from Bowden?

7. Why does Thursday's interview with Adrian Lush not go well?

8. What happens when Thursday goes home in Chapter 9?

9. What coincidental events happen at the end of Chapter 3?

10. What warning does Granny Next give Thursday about Landon's eradication?

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

What is an ambiguous ending? Why is it controversial? What specific elements of Lost in a Good Book give it an ambiguous ending?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the protagonist and antagonist of Lost in a Good Book, and explain how you know these characters fit these roles. Include a definition of "protagonist" and "antagonist."

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