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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. What does Melissa say she was angry about on the Thursday before Aiden and Cecily's wedding?
(a) She had an argument with Lionel Corby.
(b) She was unhappy to see Parris at the hotel.
(c) She was angry at Alan Conway for missing visitation with their son, Freddie.
(d) She was jealous of Aiden and Cecily's happiness.

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

3. What does the wallpaper in Melissa's room remind Pünd of?
(a) A dress he has seen Miss Cain wear.
(b) The Ludendorff diamond case.
(c) His room at the Moonflower Hotel.
(d) His new flat in London.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. What change to the opening of Atticus Pünd Takes the Case did Susan argue for when she was editing the book?

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

4. What does Eric's mother remind him of?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. When Susan visits the Endicott home, what does she find out about why Derek was upset on the Friday of Parris's death?

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