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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 "Abbey Grange, Framlingham," who does James Taylor say Atticus Pund was modeled after?

2. In "Abbey Grange, Framlingham," what vehicle does Susan drive?

3. In "Woodbridge," how much older is Susan than her sister Katie?

4. In "Detective Work," how many people does Susan say are more likely to have killed Conway than John White?

5. In Chapter 26 of Night Comes Calling written by Conway, how many people were watching a school play when someone was murdered?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Cloverleaf Books?

3. Who discovered Alan Conway and how?

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

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

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

7. How does Susan describe Andreas in "The Letter"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Conway took elements of Magpie Murders from real life. What are some elements in Magpie Murders that Conway took from real life? What is revealed about art imitating life?

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