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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Secret Never to be Told," why did Mary not want Joy to marry Robert?
(a) She did not want to lose her son.
(b) Robert was mad and she did not want that madness affecting Joy's family.
(c) Joy's brother has Down's syndrome, and she did not want those genes in her grandchildren.
(d) She did not like Joy.

2. In "The Letter," where did a waiter take a writing course that included Conway as an instructor?
(a) Somerset.
(b) Dorset.
(c) Devonshire.
(d) Kent.

3. In Chapter 21 of Leigh's novel, who screamed that they wanted Short dead?
(a) Anna Riley.
(b) Lila Blaire.
(c) Nancy Anderson.
(d) Mae Phillips.

4. In Chapter 26 of Night Comes Calling written by Conway, how does John Moriston die?
(a) Shot.
(b) Poison.
(c) Hung.
(d) Stabbed.

5. In "After the Funeral," what was the age range of the boys that attended Chorley Hall, where Conway went to school?
(a) 6 to 15.
(b) 5 to 17.
(c) 7 to 16.
(d) 8 to 13.

6. In "Bradford-on-Avon," what does Susan find in Conway's works that make an anagram?
(a) Book titles.
(b) Characters' names.
(c) Chapter titles of Magpie Murders.
(d) City names.

7. In "Detective Work," how many people does Susan say are more likely to have killed Conway than John White?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

8. In "Wesley & Khan, Framlingham," what did Sajid Khan and Alan Conway like to do together?
(a) Play cricket.
(b) Go hiking.
(c) Play tennis.
(d) Go swimming.

9. When did Conway marry Melissa Brooke?
(a) June 1998.
(b) July 1998.
(c) August 1998.
(d) May 1998.

10. In "Dinner at the Crown," how much younger does James say that he was than Alan?
(a) More than 20 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) About 15 years.
(d) 11 years.

11. In "Dinner at the Crown," how many hours does James say that Conway would work?
(a) 4 or 5.
(b) 9 or 10.
(c) 7 or 8.
(d) 6 or 7.

12. In "Woodbridge," how much older is Susan than her sister Katie?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

13. In "Oford, Suffolk," after which book did Claire stop typing manuscripts for her brother, Alan?
(a) Atticus Pund Investigates.
(b) Night Comes Calling.`
(c) Red Roses for Atticus.
(d) Gin and Cyanide.

14. In "The Letter," what is the name of the author from whom Conway borrowed names and places and sometimes ideas?
(a) Agatha Christie.
(b) G. K. Chesterton.
(c) Frances Crane.
(d) James Baldwin.

15. In "After the Funeral," what does Claire say that her father did for a living?
(a) School headmaster.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Charles kick Susan in "Endgame"?

2. How many book are produced in a year at Cloverleaf Books?

3. In "A Secret Never to be Told," on what day of the week after Mary Blakiston's funeral did Magnus summon Robert to Pye Hall?

4. In "A Secret Never to be Told," where does Pund want his ashes scattered?

5. In "Agios Nikolaos, Crete," where did Andreas propose to Susan?

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