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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What claim does Lionel Corby make about the Youth Offender Programme?

2. Who is Detective Inspector Raymond Chubb?

3. Whose business card does Susan spot in the Williams's kitchen?

4. In his email to Susan, whose unusual demeanor on the Friday night before the wedding does Lawrence call attention to?

5. Where are Lars and Inga from?

Short Essay Questions

1. In her interview with Alan Conway, what lie does Cecily say Frank Parris told, and how did she find out it was a lie?

2. How did Derek happen to see the man he thinks was Codrescu outside of Parris's room on the night of the murder?

3. What factors in Stefan's background does Susan believe contributed to his conviction?

4. How do Martin and Joanne Williams behave when Susan interviews them, and what impression does she take away from the encounter?

5. What conflicting attitudes does Lisa Trehorne seem to hold about Cecily and her disappearance?

6. In "Lawrence Treherne," what significant new facts does Susan learn from Lawrence's explanation of how Cecily and Aiden met?

7. What is in the shopping bag that Susan brings back from seeing James Taylor, and which of its contents is she most interested in?

8. How did Susan Ryeland end up running the Polydorus?

9. What causes Susan to think that there is something her sister is keeping from her?

10. How did James Taylor and Alan Conway meet and become partners?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the motif of justice in Moonflower Murders. Be sure to support your analysis with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that compares and contrasts the solutions to the cases detailed in the main narrative and in the embedded narrative. Then, analyze the significance of their similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 3

How does Cecily Treherne's obsession with astrology reflect a larger concern in the novel with the ways in which we try--and fail--to know one another? Write an essay that explores this connection and that uses textual evidence to support your claims about the novel's messages about truly knowing others.

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