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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 jewelry does Agatha wear at the Timeless Manor?

2. What names did Bess choose for her baby?

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

4. When a new girl arrived at the convent on a Tuesday, by what day did she escape?

5. After an autopsy, how is it determined the Marston's died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Chilton tell Agatha he will do the first time he finds her?

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

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

9. Who found Miss Annabel Oliver's body?

10. Why did Agatha not go to Godalming?

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

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 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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