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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Atticus Pünd Takes the Case "Thirteen: Post-Mortem" through Eighteen: Situation Vacant".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What allusion made by Hare helps Pünd solve the case?
(a) His reference to The Wizard of Oz.
(b) His reference to Othello.
(c) His reference to The Marriage of Figaro.
(d) His reference to the labors of Hercules.

2. When, on page 168 of "Thirteen: Post-Mortem," Hund asks Pünd why he has a "bee in [his] bonnet" about the telephone cord, what is implied by Pünd's reply "a bee"?
(a) He thinks that Hare is making a joke.
(b) He is disappointed in Hare's deductive ability.
(c) He is insulted by Hare's attitude.
(d) He is unfamiliar with this phrase.

3. In "Nightcaps," what does Susan reveal about Conway's fourth book?
(a) She begged Conway to rewrite it, but he refused.
(b) It uses both her and Andreas as characters.
(c) Its plot was stolen from a student writer.
(d) She did not actually edit it--she had one of her employees do it instead.

4. What is implied about why Algernon's aunt disinherited him?
(a) She believes that he was stealing from her.
(b) She knows that he hated her husband.
(c) She disapproves of his wife.
(d) She was disappointed when he went to jail.

5. When DCS Locke first speaks to Susan in "Martlesham Heath," how does Susan describe his tone?
(a) Skeptical.
(b) Amused.
(c) Jovial.
(d) Furious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who catches Francis as he falls down the stairs after being stabbed?

2. What unusual detail does the charity shop clerk remember from Aiden's visit?

3. In "The Ludendorff Diamond," where is the diamond kept?

4. How was Cecily going to pay for the flat she was looking at in London when she met Aiden?

5. What does Craig give Susan as a gift?

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