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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. In "Thirteen: Post-Mortem," what does Pünd accuse Phyllis of lying about?
(a) Her whereabouts when Francis was killed.
(b) Eric's whereabouts when Francis was killed.
(c) The time that Francis left the house on the night Melissa was killed.
(d) The reason that she and Eric were fired.

2. When the house is being searched after Francis's death, what important piece of evidence does an officer find hidden among some papers?
(a) Melissa's letter to her lover.
(b) Melissa's missing lingerie.
(c) Melissa's contract with Cox.
(d) Melissa's fan mail.

3. Cox tells the detectives he overheard an argument at Clarence Keep. What was the argument about?
(a) Melissa's relationship with Algernon.
(b) A letter that Francis Pendleton had found.
(c) Eric Chandler's failure to find an appropriate girlfriend.
(d) Something about the Moonflower being crooked.

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

5. In "Seven: A Question of Time," why does Miss Cain not join Pünd for breakfast?
(a) She is angry at him.
(b) She is feeling unwell.
(c) It would not be proper.
(d) He has sent her on an errand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied about why Algernon's aunt disinherited him?

2. What character of Conway's is Susan thinking of when she accuses him of "equating disability with inadequacy" (233)?

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

4. In "Katie," how does Katie say she finally discovered what Gordon is up to?

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

2. 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?

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

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

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 does Leonard Collins tell the detectives about Melissa's phone call to him shortly before her death?

8. What timeline question is raised by Cox's confession about following Melissa, and what does Pünd eventually find out happened during the missing time?

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

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

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