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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. What is the name of Archie's mother?

2. What type of collar did Archie's mother despise Agatha for wearing when she and Archie got engaged?

3. On December 10, what is the name of the stuffed rabbit Teddy holds?

4. What time does Chilton return to Bellefort on December 11?

5. How old was Bess's little sister Kitty when Bess was pregnant at the convent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How and why does Agatha write?

4. Who found Miss Annabel Oliver's body?

5. Why does Sir Arthur Conan Doyle visit Agatha's agent?

6. What was the history of the convent where Nan spent her pregnancy?

7. What agreement does Chilton make with Agatha after he finds her the second time?

8. What happened to Susanna?

9. When and how did Nan set her eyes on Archie?

10. What does Deputy Chief Constable Thompson know about Nan's whereabouts, and why he is not hurrying to interview her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies de Gramont uses in the novel? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

In The Christie Affair, some characters are more thoroughly described than others and have more of a role to play. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Agatha and Nan refer to the deaths of the Marstons as justice. Did Nan commit murder or dispense justice?

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