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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. To whom is Atticus Pünd Takes the Case dedicated?
(a) Leo and Freddie.
(b) Melissa and Jimmy.
(c) Frank and Leo.
(d) Freddie and Melissa.

2. What is the name of Melissa's sailboat?
(a) Kimba.
(b) Pendleton.
(c) Sundowner.
(d) Trophy Wife.

3. What does Melissa think that Lance and Maureen Gardner look like?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Petty criminals.
(c) Character actors.
(d) Socialites.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Seven: A Question of Time," why does Miss Cain not join Pünd for breakfast?

2. Who does Derek say was present when Cecily called her parents before she disappeared?

3. What does Leonard call his house?

4. From the context of "Clarence Keep," what is a "florentine"?

5. Which person associated with the Parris case does Susan believe the character of Francis Pendleton was based on?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Pünd and Hare drive the now-arrested Algernon to the police station, what event stops their progress at the Bideford Long bridge, and how do they resolve it?

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

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

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

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

6. In "The Owl," what serious accident almost befalls Susan, and who saves her?

7. When Susan visits Katie in the chapter "Katie," what does she learn has been troubling her sister?

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

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

10. Where does Francis Pendleton claim he was on the evening that Melissa was killed, and how does Hare find out that he is lying?

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