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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Eleven: Darkness Falls," what conclusion does Atticus Pünd come to about the case?
(a) He knows who the murderer is.
(b) He should not have taken it on.
(c) He should not be working so closely with Hare.
(d) He will never solve it.

3. Besides financial fraud, what other crime is Algernon arrested for?
(a) Hit and run.
(b) Murder.
(c) Larceny.
(d) Embezzlement.

4. What does Miss Cain make a list of for Atticus Pünd?
(a) Important moments in the timeline of the murder.
(b) Contradictions in witnesses's statements.
(c) The titles of all of Melissa James's films.
(d) The names and addresses of people he needs to interview.

5. Why does Pünd think that it would be better if he is the one to speak to Nancy Mitchell at the bridge?
(a) She may be afraid that Hare will arrest her.
(b) She may be more willing to talk with a stranger.
(c) Hare is not a very tactful person.
(d) Hare is a good friend of her father's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Algernon Marsh," what lavender-scented item does Maureen hand Melissa?

2. At the beginning of "Clarence Keep," what has Eric Chandler just finished doing?

3. What item does Pünd notice in the hallway at Clarence Keep that will later be used to kill Francis?

4. Susan wonders, on page 254, whether Eloise is Aiden's "acolyte." What is she wondering about Eloise?

5. When Susan arrives at Heath House in "Back to Westleton," what is Martin holding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Melissa gone to see the Gardners, and what is their reaction to her announcement?

2. What happened to Atticus Pünd during World War II, and why did it cause him to lose faith in religion?

3. When Susan analyzes the character names in Conway's book, what two things does she realize that most of them have in common?

4. What is metafictional about Susan's comment that Alan Conway "was undoubtedly good at what he did" (232)?

5. What does Francis find missing in his wife's bedroom, and what happens as a result?

6. How have the Gardners been embezzling from the Moonflower, and who discovers proof of their crime?

7. What is the solution to the crime explained in "The Ludendorff Diamond"?

8. In "Seventeen: At the Moonflower Hotel," what solution does Pünd offer to the mystery of who killed Francis?

9. What is in the letter that Francis rereads in "Secrets and Shadows"?

10. In "Clarence Keep," how does Melissa behave as she leaves her house, and why?

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