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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 manner is associated with Father?
2. How are the two men related?
3. Which of the characters wakes up in a strange room?
4. What was the name of Elvira's secret love?
5. What did Elvira see/hear on her way back to Bertram's Hotel?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the interview Father has with Elvira and Lady Sedgwick. Why did Elvira return to Bertram's Hotel?
2. Discuss the interview Father has with Malinowski. How does Malinowski react to seeing the gun? What does Father learn about Malinowski's relationships to Elvira and Lady Sedgwick?
3. Does Father get any help from the interviews with Luscombe and his cousin?
4. What does Davy learn about Pennyfather's return? What step is taken next?
5. What is Elvira's answer when Father asks about a possible relationship with Malinowski?
6. What is the topic of conversation between Father and his boss at Scotland Yard?
7. How does Davy intend to interview the employees at Bertram's without intimidating them or giving away his angle on the robbery case?
8. How was Gorman allegedly shot? What was the man trying to do?
9. Discuss Davy's interview with Miss Marple. What information did she supply to Father?
10. Who does Miss Marple see while she is out at the park? What does she attempt to do? Is she successful?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mr. Humfries is the manager of Bertram's Hotel. Write a biography on Mr. Humfries. Include all you know about him including personality traits. What types of things might Humfries see working at the hotel? How could Humfries benefit from the information? Do you think Humfries was in on the crime syndicate? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Chief Inspector Fred Davy works at Scotland Yard. What is Davy's job? Why is he referred to as "Father?" Write a biography on Davy. Also explain the purpose of Scotland Yard and why it appears in most British crime novels.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the relationship between Lady Sedgwick and Malinowski. What is the nature of their relationship? Is it personal, professional, or both? How did they meet? How does Elvira fit into the relationship? What plans have been made about their future?
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