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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 old is Agatha in 1926?

2. What name did Nan give her lost child?

3. What is the name of Archie's mother?

4. How long does it take Nan to walk to the Sunningdale station from the Christie's house?

5. In 1926, how long have Agatha and Archie been married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nan's flat like?

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

3. Where does Chilton find Agatha?

4. How does Nan compare Archie and Hercule Poirot?

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

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

7. How does Nan describe herself and her sisters?

8. Why does Archie dislike horseback riding?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nan wants to reunite with the daughter who was taken from her. How do Nan’s efforts to reunite with her daughter reveal desperation?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the book and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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