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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 "Crime and Punishment," who contacts Atticus Pünd about investigating the Melissa James case?
(a) A fan.
(b) Her family.
(c) The police.
(d) Her agent.

2. On page 235, Susan mentions a "nom de plume." Which type of person is likely to have a non de plume?
(a) A writer.
(b) A real estate broker.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A banker.

3. Who owns Sun Trap Holdings?
(a) Simon Cox.
(b) Francis's father.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Algernon.

4. When Susan arrives at Heath House in "Back to Westleton," what is Martin holding?
(a) A copy of Conway's book.
(b) A dog leash.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A hammer.

5. In "Nine: Scene of the Crime," what does Hare say he has found out from Melissa's bank manager?
(a) She had applied for a second mortgage on Clarence Keep.
(b) She was trying to sell her shares in Algernon's company.
(c) She was thinking about selling the Moonflower Hotel.
(d) She had recently come into a very large sum of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cox tells the detectives he overheard an argument at Clarence Keep. What was the argument about?

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

3. Where do Leonard and Samantha go when they tell Algernon that they are going to see a play?

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

5. What allusion made by Hare helps Pünd solve the case?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What two lies does Susan realize that the Williamses have told her?

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

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

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