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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. One of the attempts involved which of the following?

2. What was the initial thought regarding the man's condition?

3. What is Mrs. Melford's first name?

4. What is Davy's title?

5. It is believed that the guest's disappearance is somehow connected to which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Davy's interview with Miss Marple. What information did she supply to Father?

2. What comes out of the interview with Bertram's owners? What does Davy learn?

3. What occurs while Father is speaking with Miss Marple in the lounge? What does Father find outside the hotel?

4. Does Father get any help from the interviews with Luscombe and his cousin?

5. What seems to be odd about the information received from the employees at Bertram's?

6. What prevented the couple from calling the police? Who did they call instead?

7. What is Elvira's answer when Father asks about a possible relationship with Malinowski?

8. What does Humfries know that the others do not? What warning is given to Miss Gorringe?

9. How was Gorman allegedly shot? What was the man trying to do?

10. What is the topic of conversation between Father and his boss at Scotland Yard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a love triangle between Elvira, Lady Sedgwick, and Malinowski. Discuss the nature of the love triangle. Who is the most involved in the relationship? Who has the strongest relationship? Is anyone being bamboozled? How does Malinowski feel about each woman? How do you think the story might have ended had Lady Sedgwick lived? Do you think Malinowski will still try to marry Elvira?

Essay Topic 2

Agatha Christie is known as the grand dame of the British mystery world. Read a biography on Agatha Christie. Learn about her life, career as a writer, etc. Create a character description as if Christie was one of her own characters. How might Christie portray herself in a novel? Would she be a detective, villain, or victim? Explain.

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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