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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 his questioning of Algernon, what does Pünd call Sun Trap Holdings?

2. Which person associated with the Parris case does Susan believe the character of Francis Pendleton was based on?

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

4. What is the title of the Bach sheet music that Samantha Collins has on the piano when Pünd visits her house?

5. In "Thirteen: Post-Mortem," what does Pünd accuse Phyllis of lying about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Francis find missing in his wife's bedroom, and what happens as a result?

4. In "Clarence Keep," how does Melissa behave as she leaves her house, and why?

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

6. In "Thirteen: Post-Mortem," what three main reasons does Pünd offer for not believing that Francis killed himself?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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 human relationships in Moonflower Murders. Be sure to support your analysis with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that makes a claim about the symbolic significance of the cars in Moonflower Murders. Defend your analysis with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the use of hotels as a setting in Moonflower Murders. Be sure to defend your analysis with textual evidence.

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