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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of "The Ludendorff Diamond," what is Atticus Pünd getting ready to do?
(a) Give a speech.
(b) Announce the solution to a crime.
(c) Move to a new flat.
(d) Fire his secretary.

2. 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 used to date Andreas.
(d) Melissa blames her for Alan Conway's death.

3. Which person associated with the Parris case does Susan believe the character of Francis Pendleton was based on?
(a) Lionel Corby.
(b) Lawrence Treherne.
(c) Frank Parris.
(d) Aiden MacNeil.

4. What item does Hare tell Pünd was used to strangle Melissa?
(a) The tie on her bathrobe.
(b) A length of wire.
(c) A telephone cord.
(d) A curtain tie.

5. Who owns Sun Trap Holdings?
(a) Francis's father.
(b) Simon Cox.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Algernon.

6. What character of Conway's is Susan thinking of when she accuses him of "equating disability with inadequacy" (233)?
(a) Eric Chandler.
(b) Nancy Mitchell.
(c) Atticus Pünd.
(d) DCI Hare.

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

8. 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) Blackmail.
(c) Fraud.
(d) A military action.

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

10. According to Lisa, who gave her the scar at the side of her mouth?
(a) Roxana.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Aiden.
(d) Cecily.

11. At the beginning of "Clarence Keep," what has Eric Chandler just finished doing?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Helping his mother with the dishes.
(c) Washing and polishing a car.
(d) Watching a children's television show.

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

13. Cox tells the detectives he overheard an argument at Clarence Keep. What was the argument about?
(a) Something about the Moonflower being crooked.
(b) Melissa's relationship with Algernon.
(c) A letter that Francis Pendleton had found.
(d) Eric Chandler's failure to find an appropriate girlfriend.

14. Where are the Collins children when Pünd visits the Collins home?
(a) At school.
(b) At the lighthouse.
(c) Upstairs, with Algernon.
(d) At a church youth meeting.

15. What is the name of Melissa's hotel?
(a) Clarence Keep.
(b) The Red Lion.
(c) The Barn Owl.
(d) The Moonflower.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of the novel, why does Pünd feel responsible for Francis's death?

2. Which author does Susan say that Alan Conway "revered" (235)?

3. 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"?

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 the name of the nearest town to Melissa James's house?

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