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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. On December 10, what do Nan, Finbarr, and Agatha have to eat?

2. In 1926 how long has it been since the War ended?

3. What is the title of Agatha's latest book coming out in January 1927

4. How many children were in the family Archie's mother came from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who found Miss Annabel Oliver's body?

2. How did Nan discover that a new girl escaped?

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

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

5. What happened to Susanna?

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

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

8. How and why does Agatha write?

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

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

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

Chilton has made a vow to do no harm. When and why did Chilton make a vow to do no harm? How does that vow affect the decision he makes regarding the murders of the Marstons?

Essay Topic 3

The Sunday’s Corner Convent takes in unwed mothers. Is the care the unwed mothers receive humane?

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