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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 "A Secret Never to be Told," why did Mary not want Joy to marry Robert?

2. In "Extract from the Slide," how many pages does Susan say are in the novel?

3. In "Paddington Station," how old does Susan say that Jemima Humphries is?

4. In "After the Funeral," what was the age range of the boys that attended Chorley Hall, where Conway went to school?

5. In "After the Funeral," where does Claire write that Alan went to university?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Cloverleaf Books," what does Susan tell Charles he should do?

2. In a letter that Alan Conway writes to Charles Clover, why does he say that he is committing suicide?

3. What does Conway's ex-wife Melissa say about the Pund novels in "Bradford-on-Avon"?

4. In "The Road to Framlingham," what does Charles ask Susan?

5. What does Susan discover when she compares Leigh's novel to Conway's in "Cloverleaf Books"?

6. In "Starbucks, Ipswich," what does Detective Superintendent Locke have to say to Susan when they met at Starbucks?

7. What similarities to Pye Hall does Susan see when she visits Alan Conway's home in "Abbey Grange, Framlingham"?

8. In "After Funeral," what does Claire give Susan and why?

9. In "The Club at The Ivy," what does Susan learn from the waiter, Donald Leigh?

10. In "Crouch End," why do Susan and Andreas argue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charles justifies killing Conway. Why did Charles kill Conway? Why did he say that he killed to protect readers? Was that the true reason that he killed Conway?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Conway enjoyed words and word play all his life. How is word play used in Conway’s books? How is word play a factor in his death?

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