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

2. 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?

3. In "The Letter," what is the name of the author from whom Conway borrowed names and places and sometimes ideas?

4. In "Cloverleaf Books," how old does Susan say that Charles is?

5. In "Cloverleaf Books," what does Susan say that Charles plays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Susan say about Alan's novel The Slide?

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

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

4. In "Intensive Care," what injuries did Susan have, and how did she recuperate?

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

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

7. What does Claire Jenkins say about typing manuscripts for her brother, Alan?

8. In "A Secret Never to be Told," who killed Magnus and why?

9. What does Susan do after she recovers?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sometimes the author ends a chapter of section with a cliffhanger. What sections of the novel end with a cliffhanger? Does the use of cliffhangers increase or decrease suspense in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

James tells Susan that Conway borrowed character names and used unusual naming conventions. What does James tell Susan about the way that Conway named his characters? What does Susan discover about Conway’s naming conventions? What does she think about what she discovers? What is revealed about the importance of names in literature?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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