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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the child of the waiter at the Ivy Club in "The Letter"?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. In "After the Funeral," how old does Claire say that she was when her father died?
(a) 34.
(b) 22.
(c) 28.
(d) 31.

3. In "The Letter," what was the name of the waiter who dropped plates when Charles and Conway were having dinner?
(a) Benedik Havilchek.
(b) Donald Leigh.
(c) Peter Martin.
(d) Daneil Moussos.

4. In "Dinner at the Crown," how much younger does James say that he was than Alan?
(a) More than 20 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) About 15 years.

5. In "A Secret Never to be Told," why did Mary not want Joy to marry Robert?
(a) She did not like Joy.
(b) Joy's brother has Down's syndrome, and she did not want those genes in her grandchildren.
(c) She did not want to lose her son.
(d) Robert was mad and she did not want that madness affecting Joy's family.

6. In Conway's novel, Night Comes Calling, who are the teachers named after?
(a) British tube stations.
(b) Gay writers.
(c) British Rivers.
(d) Birds.

7. What is the name of the church where Conway's funeral is held in "The Road to Framlingham"?
(a) St. Paul's
(b) Bath Abbey.
(c) Southwell Minster.
(d) St. Michael the Archangel.

8. When did Conway marry Melissa Brooke?
(a) June 1998.
(b) August 1998.
(c) July 1998.
(d) May 1998.

9. In "The Letter," who is Mathew Prichard?
(a) Mayor of a small village.
(b) A police officer.
(c) Agatha Christie's grandson.
(d) A detective.

10. In "The Atticus Adventures," who is the TV and film producer who wants to produce the Atticus books?
(a) William Anderson.
(b) Mark Redmond.
(c) Lucas Burlingham.
(d) David Roberts.

11. In "Detective Work," how many people does Susan say are more likely to have killed Conway than John White?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

12. When was Conway's first Atticus Pund novel published?
(a) October 2007.
(b) September 2007.
(c) December 2007.
(d) August 2007.

13. In "Cloverleaf Books," how old does Susan say that Charles is?
(a) 47.
(b) 65.
(c) 59.
(d) 63.

14. In "Abbey Grange, Framlingham," who does James Taylor say Atticus Pund was modeled after?
(a) Ben Kingsley.
(b) John Cleese.
(c) Michael Caine.
(d) Dirk Bogarde.

15. In "A Secret Never to be Told," when Pund walks around the village, how long is it until his appointment at the Bath police station?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) About 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Cloverleaf Books," what does Susan say that Charles plays?

2. In "The Atticus Adventures," when did a TV and film producer leave Framlingham after having lunch with Conway?

3. In "The Letter," what is the name of the author from whom Conway borrowed names and places and sometimes ideas?

4. What is the name of the main character in "Extract from the Slide"?

5. In "Crouch End," what does Andreas cook for dinner?

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