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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 Agatha wearing when Chilton finds her on December 9?

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

3. Where were Bess and her American married?

4. How long after a girl had her baby on the property because her water broke was she back cutting grass with a scythe again?

5. In 1926, how long has it been since Nan set her sights on Archie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who found Miss Annabel Oliver's body?

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

7. Why did Agatha not go to Godalming?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does de Gramont use cliffhangers in The Christie Affair? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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

Agatha and Nan refer to the deaths of the Marstons as justice. Did Nan commit murder or dispense justice?

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