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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 title of Agatha's latest book coming out in January 1927

2. When was Nan's daughter born?

3. What was a girl at the convent doing when her water broke?

4. What time did Agatha drive away from Styles not really caring if she ever saw it again?

5. How many years after returning to England did Nan find her daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Archie's mother feel about his engagement and then wedding to Agatha?

2. How and why does Agatha write?

3. What happened to Susanna?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happened to Bess when she went into labor?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nan wants to reunite with the daughter who was taken from her. How do Nan’s efforts to reunite with her daughter reveal desperation?

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

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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