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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. When does a letter appear in the Times from James Fraser discussing Pund's death?

2. In "Agios Nikolaos, Crete," where did Andreas propose to Susan?

3. In "The Letter," what type of restaurant do Andreas and Susan go to for dinner?

4. In "The Letter," who is Mathew Prichard?

5. In "After the Funeral," what subject does Claire say that her father once taught?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In "Woodbridge," how does Susan feel when Katie asks her if she and Andreas are considering marriage?

8. What does Charles do to Susan in "Endgame"?

9. What happened to Cloverleaf Books?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conway’s ex-wife reveals that she encouraged him to write detective stories. Why did Conway’s ex-wife encourage him to write detective stories? Why later does she decide that she betrayed him by encouraging him to write detective stories? How did her encouragement affect Conway’s life? Would Conway have said that her suggestion was a positive or negative influence in his life?

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 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?

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