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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. How many brothers did Chilton have before the war?

2. On December 4, where is Nan going?

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

4. The second summer Nan came to Ireland, what coin did Finbarr try to give Seamus to leave him alone with Nan at the shore?

5. What name did Nan give her lost child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nan describe Finbarr when she sees him in Harrogate?

2. How does Nan describe Agatha when she comes to Archie's office on December 2?

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

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

5. Where did Nan's father grow up, and what happened to the home place?

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

7. Why does Archie dislike horseback riding?

8. How does Nan compare Archie and Hercule Poirot?

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

10. How does Nan describe the urge to murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Finbarr and Agatha both have a relationship with Nan. What type of relationship do they both have with Nan? How and why does their shared relationship create a bond between them?

Essay Topic 2

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before the story began. How does the author use flashbacks in The Christie Affair? How does the author’s choice to use flashback affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of The Christie Affair? How does the point of view seem to shift in some sections of the book? How do the first-person and third-person influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having the narrator follow different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?

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