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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 was the victim's real last name?

2. Who notices the issue with the sign?

3. Mrs. Boyle is annoyed by the house's lack of:

4. Giles asks Mollie for what kind of tool?

5. In what section of the city did the crime take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mrs. Lyon's alleged connection to Monkswell Manor?

2. Why does Giles accuse Mollie of having an affair with Christopher Wren? How does Mollie react?

3. What complaint does Giles have when a new shipment of coke is delivered?

4. Mollie and Giles want to surprise each other with gifts for their first anniversary. What are the gifts? What are the couple's reactions?

5. It is revealed that Major Metcalf is also using an alias. Who is Metcalf really? Where is the real Major Metcalf? Is there a real Major Metcalf?

6. Why does Mrs. Boyle claim that Mollie knows nothing about housework?

7. Why did Georgie Corrigan assume the role of a police officer? Why not simply visit Monkswell Manor and kill Mrs. Boyle and Mollie?

8. What do the Ralstons and other guests find unusual about Miss Casewell?

9. Trotter finally manages to get some information from Miss Casewell. How long has Miss Casewell been in England? Where was she staying before she returned to the United Kingdom?

10. What item did Giles go looking for at the dump? What hindered the search?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mollie and Giles Ralston do not employ staff at Monkswell Manor, a fact that thoroughly annoys Mrs. Boyle. Does anyone work for the Ralstons? If so, who? If not, why haven't the Ralstons hired anyone? Who handles the maintenance of the house? Who is the cook? Who is the cleaner?

Essay Topic 2

There are various metaphors used throughout the play. Explain the metaphors and their purpose for the following items: skis, pie, nursery rhymes, snow, secrecy.

Essay Topic 3

From the beginning of the story, Christopher Wren is viewed as a strange and neurotic man. Explain Wren's appearance and the mannerisms which cause the others to think Wren is unstable. Is Wren unstable? How can one tell? Which is the strangest fact about Wren in your opinion? Explain.

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