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

2. In "Eleven: Darkness Falls," what conclusion does Atticus Pünd come to about the case?

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

4. Whom does Pünd encounter when he visits St. Daniel's church?

5. By the end of the novel, why does Pünd feel responsible for Francis's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the solution to the crime explained in "The Ludendorff Diamond"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that traces the development of metafictional mysteries and shows how earlier authors have built the foundations upon which Horowitz's work rests. Use evidence from Horowitz's text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

To what extent do you believe that creators are responsible for the real-world impacts of their work? Write an essay that uses textual evidence to analyze this motif in Moonflower Murders and then provides your own commentary about the validity of this idea.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the motif of immigration in Moonflower Murders. Defend your analysis with evidence from the text.

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