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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. How does Atticus Pünd get Cox to tell him the truth about Melissa's involvement in his film?
(a) He presents Cox with a note in Melissa's handwriting.
(b) He asks Hare to officially caution Cox.
(c) He reminds him that conversations can be easily overheard at the hotel.
(d) He pretends that he has already spoken to Melissa's agent about it.

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

3. When Susan steps outside of the hotel to check on her car, who tries to warn her about the falling owl statue?
(a) Lars.
(b) Melissa.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Aiden.

4. What is the title of the Bach sheet music that Samantha Collins has on the piano when Pünd visits her house?
(a) "Come, Sweet Death."
(b) "Toccata and Fugue in D minor."
(c) "The Goldberg Variations."
(d) "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring."

5. What anomaly first tipped Pünd off that he was not corresponding with the real Edgar Schultz?
(a) The sum of money the man offered him.
(b) A mark of punctuation.
(c) A spelling error.
(d) The man's lack of knowledge about New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "The Ludendorff Diamond," what is Atticus Pünd getting ready to do?

2. In "Thirteen: Post-Mortem," where does Eric say he will be staying?

3. In "Nine: Scene of the Crime," what does Hare say he has found out from Melissa's bank manager?

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

5. What does Miss Cain make a list of for Atticus Pünd?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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