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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. How long before Nan met Finbarr Mahoney did he trade mackerel for a puppy?
(a) 2 1/2 years.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

2. What was the name of the couple that ran the Bellefort Hotel?
(a) Andrews.
(b) Williams.
(c) Myers.
(d) Leech.

3. How old was Mr. Marston in 1926?
(a) 63.
(b) 60s.
(c) 55.
(d) 50s.

4. How old was Colleen when she died?
(a) 17.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 18.

5. How old was Nan when she found herself on a wintery day in Ireland riding in a borrowed milk wagon?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did it take a publisher to accept Agatha's first book?

3. Before Agatha disappeared, how many times had Archie put Teddy to bed?

4. When Agatha disappears, what is the name of the new parlor maid?

5. How did Colleen die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Archie dislike horseback riding?

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

3. Who does Nan meet at breakfast the day after she checks into the Bellefort?

4. How does Nan compare Archie and Hercule Poirot?

5. What does Finbarr want Nan to do when he sees her in Harrogate?

6. How did Colleen die?

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

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

9. How does Nan describe the urge to murder?

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

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