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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 Hare and Pünd confront Algernon with Melissa's letter, whom does he say she was writing to?
(a) Leonard Collins.
(b) Himself.
(c) Lance Gardner.
(d) He has no idea.

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

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

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

5. In "The Ludendorff Diamond," where is the diamond kept?
(a) On display in a museum.
(b) At a gem dealer's shop.
(c) In an evidence lockup.
(d) In a private safe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During his conversation with Nancy, what does Pünd reveal that he knows about her?

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

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

5. What causes the Chandlers to think that a stranger came to the door on the night Melissa was killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What two main reasons does Atticus Pünd give for the abolition of the death penalty in "Crime and Punishment"?

4. What terrible accident happens on Algernon's way home in "Algernon Marsh," and what does he do about it?

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

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

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

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

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

10. In "Seventeen: At the Moonflower Hotel," what solution does Pünd offer to the mystery of why the phone cord was wiped clean of fingerprints?

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