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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. Where were Bess and her American married?

2. What color is Mrs. Race's hair?

3. What is Agatha wearing when Chilton finds her on December 9?

4. What was the name of the priest at the convent where Nan and the other girls spent their pregnancies?

5. How did Chilton's brother Malcolm die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Bess after her American found her?

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

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

4. What does Nan remember about sleeping accommodations at the convent?

5. Why did Agatha not go to Godalming?

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

7. What does Agatha look like when Chilton sees her at the library?

8. What information did Nan provide about Susanna who was at the convent at the same time Nan was?

9. How and why does Agatha write?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Agatha’s character arc, and what situations influence her growth and transformation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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