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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 is the name of the police detective who is assigned to Melissa James's murder?
2. What does Eric's mother remind him of?
3. From the context of "Clarence Keep," what is a "florentine"?
4. Where do Leonard and Samantha go when they tell Algernon that they are going to see a play?
5. What causes the Chandlers to think that a stranger came to the door on the night Melissa was killed?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Susan analyzes the character names in Conway's book, what two things does she realize that most of them have in common?
2. What crisis is Nancy Miller facing, and what has she decided to do about it?
3. In "Seventeen: At the Moonflower Hotel," what solution does Pünd offer to the mystery of who killed Francis?
4. When Susan visits Katie in the chapter "Katie," what does she learn has been troubling her sister?
5. Why has Melissa gone to see the Gardners, and what is their reaction to her announcement?
6. In "Seven: A Question of Time," what attitude does DCI Hare have toward Pünd's arrival, and why?
7. Where does Francis Pendleton claim he was on the evening that Melissa was killed, and how does Hare find out that he is lying?
8. What two lies does Susan realize that the Williamses have told her?
9. What does Leonard Collins tell the detectives about Melissa's phone call to him shortly before her death?
10. What is Algernon's plan to get some of the inheritance money from his aunt's estate?
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 the abuse of power in Moonflower Murders. Be sure to support your analysis with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that compares and contrasts Susan and Katie. Make a claim about the significance of their similarities and differences, and support your analysis with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the use of "Chekhov's gun" objects in Moonflower Murders. Defend your analysis with evidence from the text.
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