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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 item does Miss Casewell bring?
2. Which place is not among those dismissed by Miss Casewell as home?
3. What item does Mollie carry down the hallway?
4. What business are Giles and Mollie trying to establish?
5. Which word is used to describe Mrs. Boyle?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the real reason Miss Casewell returned to England, and more specifically, Monkswell Manor?
2. What are the issues the Ralstons are having with the heating system?
3. Why is Metcalf so eager to go down into the cellar? What does Metcalf find down there? What are Metcalf's theories regarding the name of the house?
4. How does the author end the play? Are there any hidden meanings or metaphors in the ending the author chose?
5. What complaints does Mrs. Boyle have about the house?
6. Mollie and Giles want to surprise each other with gifts for their first anniversary. What are the gifts? What are the couple's reactions?
7. How does Detective Sergeant Trotter manage to defeat the problems caused by the weather?
8. How does the author describe Christopher Wren?
9. How does the group learn about the murder? Where did the murder take place?
10. Why did Georgie Corrigan assume the role of a police officer? Why not simply visit Monkswell Manor and kill Mrs. Boyle and Mollie?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When police discover the body of Maureen Lyon there is no way to know that the body would be connected to such a convoluted tale. What is the true identity of Mrs. Lyon? Why is Mrs. Lyon connected to Monkswell Manor? How do the police uncover the connection? What can be done about the ties between Monkswell Manor and the victim?
Essay Topic 2
Everyone at Monkswell Manor is surprised when Detective Sergeant Trotter arrives on skis. What is Trotter's explanation? Why does everyone find it odd? Does anyone attempt to confirm Trotter's story? How would you react in the same scenario? Explain.
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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