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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What anomaly first tipped Pünd off that he was not corresponding with the real Edgar Schultz?
(a) A spelling error.
(b) The sum of money the man offered him.
(c) The man's lack of knowledge about New York.
(d) A mark of punctuation.

2. When Lisa refers to an "extortionate" sum of money, what is she comparing Susan's work for the Trehornes to (247)?
(a) Religious belief.
(b) Fraud.
(c) A military action.
(d) Blackmail.

3. In "Thirteen: Post-Mortem," where does Eric say he will be staying?
(a) With his aunt.
(b) He has no idea.
(c) With friends.
(d) At the Red Lion.

4. Why is Susan's conversation with Melissa initially awkward for her?
(a) Melissa was the one who urged Lisa Treherne to get rid of Susan.
(b) Melissa treated Susan badly when she and Alan Conway were still married.
(c) Melissa blames her for Alan Conway's death.
(d) Melissa used to date Andreas.

5. When Susan returns to Branlow Hall in "The Owl," why is Melissa Conway there?
(a) She is moving back into Oaklands.
(b) She is there to use the spa.
(c) She is staying there on a work trip.
(d) She has been having lunch with Aiden.

6. Whom does Pünd encounter when he visits St. Daniel's church?
(a) Samantha Collins.
(b) Lance Gardner.
(c) Leonard Collins.
(d) Maureen Gardner.

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

8. On page 114, who tells Pünd that Melissa was "too generous" in her feelings for Algernon?
(a) Leonard Collins.
(b) Francis Pendleton.
(c) DCI Hare.
(d) Phyllis Chandler.

9. In the hospital, whom does Nancy Mitchell confirm is her baby's father?
(a) Leonard.
(b) Francis.
(c) Lance.
(d) Eric.

10. When Pünd interviews Leonard Collins, what question does Leonard find "very strange" (124)?
(a) Pünd asks how many of Melissa's movies Leonard has seen.
(b) Pünd asks how long Leonard has owned his Morris car.
(c) Pünd asks how many phones were in Melissa's house.
(d) Pünd asks whether Kimba followed him downstairs.

11. What does Melissa think that Lance and Maureen Gardner look like?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Character actors.
(c) Socialites.
(d) Petty criminals.

12. In "Seven: A Question of Time," why does Miss Cain not join Pünd for breakfast?
(a) She is angry at him.
(b) He has sent her on an errand.
(c) She is feeling unwell.
(d) It would not be proper.

13. What does Leonard call his house?
(a) Three Chimneys.
(b) Heath House.
(c) Abbey Grange.
(d) Bedside Manor.

14. When Susan steps outside of the hotel to check on her car, who tries to warn her about the falling owl statue?
(a) Melissa.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Lars.
(d) Aiden.

15. Who catches Francis as he falls down the stairs after being stabbed?
(a) Atticus Pünd.
(b) DCI Hare.
(c) Madeline Cain.
(d) A young uniformed officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eric's mother remind him of?

2. In "Seven: A Question of Time," what criticism does Lance Gardner make about Melissa in his first discussion with Pünd?

3. When Hare and Pünd are preparing to question Algernon, whom does Algernon tell them probably has "quite a few things to tell you" (Atticus Pünd 181)?

4. What change to the opening of Atticus Pünd Takes the Case did Susan argue for when she was editing the book?

5. What is implied about why Algernon's aunt disinherited him?

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