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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. In "Four: A Boy," what does Pund say about the handwriting in Mary's journal?
2. How old are some of the trees in Dingle Dell?
3. In "Crouch End, London," what number is Magpie Murders in the Atticus Pund series?
4. In "Two: Joy," how much younger is Jack Dartford than Frances Pye?
5. In "Four: A Boy," how does Robert say that Tom's dog Bella died?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Two: Joy," why is Frances Pye in London?
2. What does Dr. Redwing's father reveal to her before he dies in "Four: A Boy"?
3. In "Two: Joy," what family history does Pund think about?
4. In "Five: Silver," what is Brent's house like?
5. In "Six: Gold," why did Matthew settle in Cardiff?
6. In "Five: Silver," what does Clarissa decide to do after learning that she was the child born first?
7. In "Four: A Boy," what do Pund and Fraser do when Joy walks back to tell Dr. Redwing that the men are there to see her?
8. What type of life has Robert Blakiston had?
9. In "Two: Joy," why did Dr. Redwing put her father in a nursing home?
10. In "Six, Gold," what conversation did Matthew have with Magnus the night Magnus was murdered?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Charles Clover is the publisher of Cloverleaf Books. What type of person is Charles? How does his character seem to change over the course of the novel? How would you describe Charles and the type of person that he is?
Essay Topic 2
Susan refers to Magpie Murders as a whodunit. What is a whodunit? What pleasure do whodunnits provide? What is the reason for the existence of a whodunit story?
Essay Topic 3
Mary Blakiston is dead when Magpie Murders begins. How does the author reveal who Mary was and what people thought of her? How would you describe Mary and the type of person that she was?
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