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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 235, Susan mentions a "nom de plume." Which type of person is likely to have a non de plume?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A banker.
(c) A real estate broker.
(d) A writer.

2. In "Eleven: Darkness Falls," what conclusion does Atticus Pünd come to about the case?
(a) He should not have taken it on.
(b) He should not be working so closely with Hare.
(c) He will never solve it.
(d) He knows who the murderer is.

3. In the hospital, whom does Nancy Mitchell confirm is her baby's father?
(a) Eric.
(b) Leonard.
(c) Francis.
(d) Lance.

4. In "Katie," how does Katie say she finally discovered what Gordon is up to?
(a) She overheard a phone call.
(b) A friend called to tell her what was going on.
(c) She saw him with Naomi in London.
(d) She saw a text on his phone.

5. At the beginning of "Clarence Keep," what has Eric Chandler just finished doing?
(a) Washing and polishing a car.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Helping his mother with the dishes.
(d) Watching a children's television show.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the Collins children when Pünd visits the Collins home?

2. To which opera is Francis supposed to be going on the evening that "Clarence Keep" opens?

3. What is DCI Hare's first theory about Francis's death?

4. When Pünd interviews Leonard Collins, what question does Leonard find "very strange" (124)?

5. In his questioning of Algernon, what does Pünd call Sun Trap Holdings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is metafictional about Susan's comment that Alan Conway "was undoubtedly good at what he did" (232)?

2. Where does Francis Pendleton claim he was on the evening that Melissa was killed, and how does Hare find out that he is lying?

3. In "Eight: Taken by the Tide," what causes Cox to finally tell the truth about his whereabouts on the night of the murder?

4. When Susan analyzes the character names in Conway's book, what two things does she realize that most of them have in common?

5. In "Seventeen: At the Moonflower Hotel," what solution does Pünd offer for the question of why Melissa went to the church?

6. In "Clarence Keep," how does Melissa behave as she leaves her house, and why?

7. What does Leonard Collins tell the detectives about Melissa's phone call to him shortly before her death?

8. Why has Melissa gone to see the Gardners, and what is their reaction to her announcement?

9. What two main reasons does Atticus Pünd give for the abolition of the death penalty in "Crime and Punishment"?

10. In "Thirteen: Post-Mortem," what three main reasons does Pünd offer for not believing that Francis killed himself?

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