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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. After an autopsy, how is it determined the Marston's died?

2. When did Agatha leave the first time before she disappeared on December 3?

3. What does Agatha's agent have that he says is Agatha's and that he gives Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

4. When was Holy Hour at the convent?

5. To what newspaper did Archie give an interview about his wife's disappearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Agatha not go to Godalming?

2. What does Sister Mary Clare say when Bess tells her that Father Joseph is molesting her?

3. Why did Chilton made an oath during the war to do no more harm in the world?

4. What did Agatha do the night she left Styles?

5. Who found Miss Annabel Oliver's body?

6. What does Nan do when Sister Mary Clare tells her that her baby has been adopted?

7. How does Nan get home after escaping the convent?

8. How did Nan spend her days at the convent?

9. How and why does Agatha write?

10. When was Nan's daughter born and what was the birth like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Nan and Finbarr fell in love during the summers Nan stayed with her aunt and uncle in Ireland. What type of relationship have they had? Why will Nan not rekindle the relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does de Gramont use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Christie Affair?

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