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

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

3. What does Eric's mother remind him of?
(a) A hedgehog.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A stuffed bear.
(d) A tea kettle.

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

5. What is DCI Hare's first theory about Francis's death?
(a) Eric Chandler killed him.
(b) It was a suicide.
(c) The person they saw peeking in the windows killed him.
(d) Algernon killed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the house is being searched after Francis's death, what important piece of evidence does an officer find hidden among some papers?

2. To which opera is Francis supposed to be going on the evening that "Clarence Keep" opens?

3. When Pünd interviews Leonard Collins, what question does Leonard find "very strange" (124)?

4. What anomaly first tipped Pünd off that he was not corresponding with the real Edgar Schultz?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Pünd meets Lance Gardner in "Seven: A Question of Time," what theory does Gardner offer about the murder?

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

3. What two clues lead Pünd to solve the puzzle of the conversation that Cox overheard at Clarence Keep on the night Melissa was killed?

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

5. In "Seventeen: At the Moonflower Hotel," what solution does Pünd offer for the question of why Melissa went to the church?

6. In "Eight: Taken by the Tide," what causes Cox to finally tell the truth about his whereabouts on the night of the murder?

7. What two lies does Susan realize that the Williamses have told her?

8. What crisis is Nancy Miller facing, and what has she decided to do about it?

9. In "Seven: A Question of Time," what attitude does DCI Hare have toward Pünd's arrival, and why?

10. What is Algernon's plan to get some of the inheritance money from his aunt's estate?

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