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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 "The Letter," what type of restaurant do Andreas and Susan go to for dinner?
2. In "After the Funeral," how old does Claire say that she was when her father died?
3. In "After the Funeral," what color eyes does Claire say that Conway had?
4. In "Orford, Suffolk," how does Claire Jenkins say that her husband died?
5. What year is it in Leigh's novel Chapter 21, The Final Act?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Cloverleaf Books?
2. In a letter that Alan Conway writes to Charles Clover, why does he say that he is committing suicide?
3. In "The Atticus Adventures," why does Susan think Mark Redmond might have killed Conway?
4. What does Claire Jenkins say about typing manuscripts for her brother, Alan?
5. In "The Road to Framlingham," what does Charles ask Susan?
6. What similarities to Pye Hall does Susan see when she visits Alan Conway's home in "Abbey Grange, Framlingham"?
7. In "A Secret Never to be Told," who killed Magnus and why?
8. In "Crouch End," why do Susan and Andreas argue?
9. What does Susan say about Alan's novel The Slide?
10. Why does Susan not want to read the last chapter of Magpie Murders when she is in the hospital?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The story is told from two points of view. What are the two points of view in the novel? How do these different points of view affect the storyline and what readers know about characters and events?
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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