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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Archie meet Nan?
(a) Imperial Rubber.
(b) Weekend party.
(c) Ball.
(d) Golf course.

2. What was Agatha's father's name?
(a) William.
(b) Frederick.
(c) Henry.
(d) Benjamin.

3. In 1926, how long have Agatha and Archie been married?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 17 years.

4. What was Nan's first job at the convent?
(a) Dusting.
(b) Scrubbing floors.
(c) Washing dishes.
(d) Tending the graveyard.

5. How long did it take a publisher to accept Agatha's first book?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 40 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the farm near where Nan's father grew up?

2. What happened to Finbarr's dog during the War?

3. How old is Agatha in 1926?

4. How tall was Agatha in 1926?

5. How old was Nan the first time her parents sent her to spend a summer at her aunt Rosie and uncle Jack's farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Archie's thoughts as the police look for Agatha?

2. Why do the police come and get Archie when he is spending the weekend with Nan at the Owens'?

3. Why was Nan taken to a convent by Finbarr's father?

4. How has Archie been hiding Nan in plain sight?

5. How does Nan describe herself and her sisters?

6. How is Teddy being raised, and how does that echo Agatha's childhood?

7. Why did Nan not stay in Ireland during the war?

8. What type of car does Archie drive, and who gave him the car?

9. How does Nan describe the urge to murder?

10. How does Nan compare Archie and Hercule Poirot?

(see the answer keys)

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