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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. When Chilton found Agatha at the manor house on December 9, where was she staying in the manor?

2. What is the name of Archie's stepfather?

3. In June of 1919, where was a small British patrol attacked?

4. What does Nan name a child she has with Archie?

5. Who wrote the book that Chilton gives Nan from the library?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who found Miss Annabel Oliver's body?

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

5. What happened to Susanna?

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

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

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

9. How and why does Agatha write?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Christie Affair? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions de Gramont uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

Finbarr attempts to use Agatha to convince Nan to leave Archie. How does Finbarr try to use Agatha to convince Nan to leave Archie? Why do his efforts fail?

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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