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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," what subject does Claire say that her father once taught?

2. In "Aftter the Funeral," where does Claire write that she went to a day school for girls?

3. In "Woodbridge," how many years has Katie been married?

4. In "After the Funeral," what was the age range of the boys that attended Chorley Hall, where Conway went to school?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Cloverleaf Books," how does Susan describe herself?

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

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

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

7. What does Susan do after she recovers?

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

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

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

Charles Clover is the publisher of Cloverleaf Books. What type of person is Charles? How does his character seem to change over the course of the novel? How would you describe Charles and the type of person that he is?

Essay Topic 2

Susan states at the beginning of the novel, that Magpie Murders changed her life. Did Magpie Murders change her life? How did it change her life? Were the changes positive or negative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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