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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Melissa tell Algernon that throws him into a panic?
(a) She is expecting a baby.
(b) She is divorcing Francis.
(c) She suspects the Gardners of theft.
(d) She wants to sell her investment shares.

2. In "Twelve: An Arrest is Made," who does Hare arrest?
(a) Francis.
(b) Eric.
(c) Lance.
(d) Simon.

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)?
(a) Leonard.
(b) The Gardners.
(c) The Chandlers.
(d) Samantha.

4. On the set of which film did Melissa and Francis meet?
(a) The Queen's Ransom.
(b) Casablanca.
(c) Dial M for Murder.
(d) Hostage to Fortune.

5. What item does Pünd notice in the hallway at Clarence Keep that will later be used to kill Francis?
(a) A Turkish dagger.
(b) A Golden Globe award.
(c) An antique American rifle.
(d) A box of rat poison.

6. During his conversation with Nancy, what does Pünd reveal that he knows about her?
(a) She has been having trouble with a man she loves.
(b) Who her baby's father is.
(c) Her father is abusive.
(d) She is pregnant.

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

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

9. When Melissa had dinner with Aiden and Cecily, what was Cecily upset about?
(a) A bridesmaid who had to drop out of the wedding.
(b) An argument with Lisa.
(c) She believed that someone was stealing from the hotel.
(d) Aiden's friendship with Melissa.

10. In "Fourteen: Hit-and-Run," whom does Leonard find waiting for him at his kitchen table, smoking a cigarette?
(a) His wife, Samantha.
(b) Madeline Cain.
(c) Algernon Marsh.
(d) Nancy Mitchell's father.

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

12. To which opera is Francis supposed to be going on the evening that "Clarence Keep" opens?
(a) The Deluded Bridegroom.
(b) The Magic Flute.
(c) Apollo and Hyacinth.
(d) The Marriage of Figaro.

13. What is distinctive about Algernon Marsh's car?
(a) Someone has scratched a word into its side.
(b) It is an expensive French car.
(c) It has a headlight missing.
(d) It has recently been repainted.

14. During her conversation with Eloise, where does Susan find out that Eloise used to work?
(a) Sundowner.
(b) Cloverleaf Books.
(c) McCann-Erickson.
(d) HMP Weyland.

15. In "Katie," how does Katie say she finally discovered what Gordon is up to?
(a) She saw a text on his phone.
(b) She saw him with Naomi in London.
(c) She overheard a phone call.
(d) A friend called to tell her what was going on.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the bedroom, where else does Hare tell Pünd that Melissa left a tissue wet with her tears?

2. What is Nancy Mitchell's father's job?

3. What does Melissa say she was angry about on the Thursday before Aiden and Cecily's wedding?

4. To whom is Atticus Pünd Takes the Case dedicated?

5. When Susan returns to Branlow Hall in "The Owl," why is Melissa Conway there?

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