Magpie Murders Test | Final Test - Hard

Anthony Horowitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Magpie Murders Test | Final Test - Hard

Anthony Horowitz
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 "Dinner at the Crown," how much younger does James say that he was than Alan?

2. In "After the Funeral," how many boys went to the boarding school that Conway attended?

3. In "Orford, Suffolk," how does Claire Jenkins say that her husband died?

4. In "The Road to Framlingham," what day of the week is Conway's funeral?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who discovered Alan Conway and how?

4. In "After the Funeral," how does Susan describe the reception after Conway's funeral?

5. What does Susan do after she recovers?

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

7. Why does Susan not want to read the last chapter of Magpie Murders when she is in the hospital?

8. What happened to Cloverleaf Books?

9. In "A Secret Never to be Told," what does Pund tell Fraser in a letter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charles decides to kill Susan when she discovers that he killed Conway. Why does Charles decide to kill Susan? Why is it easier for him to kill Susan after having killed Conway?

Essay Topic 2

Charles Clover worked with Susan Ryeland at another publishing company before he started his own publishing house. What type of relationship do Charles and Susan have? What changes their relationship? How would you describe their relationship by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Magnus and Clarissa are twins. How does Magnus treat Clarissa? How does Clarissa feel about her brother? What type of relationship do the two have and why?

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