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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. During his conversation with Nancy, what does Pünd reveal that he knows about her?
2. What is Nancy Mitchell's father's job?
3. To which opera is Francis supposed to be going on the evening that "Clarence Keep" opens?
4. From the context of "Clarence Keep," what is a "florentine"?
5. What does the wallpaper in Melissa's room remind Pünd of?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Eric Chandler as he is introduced in the chapter "Clarence Keep."
2. In "Thirteen: Post-Mortem," what three main reasons does Pünd offer for not believing that Francis killed himself?
3. What two main reasons does Atticus Pünd give for the abolition of the death penalty in "Crime and Punishment"?
4. What timeline question is raised by Cox's confession about following Melissa, and what does Pünd eventually find out happened during the missing time?
5. In "Eight: Taken by the Tide," what causes Cox to finally tell the truth about his whereabouts on the night of the murder?
6. Where does Francis Pendleton claim he was on the evening that Melissa was killed, and how does Hare find out that he is lying?
7. What does Francis find missing in his wife's bedroom, and what happens as a result?
8. In "Seventeen: At the Moonflower Hotel," what solution does Pünd offer to the mystery of who killed Francis?
9. What terrible accident happens on Algernon's way home in "Algernon Marsh," and what does he do about it?
10. When Susan analyzes the character names in Conway's book, what two things does she realize that most of them have in common?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that compares and contrasts Susan and Katie. Make a claim about the significance of their similarities and differences, and support your analysis with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about how believable the timing of Andreas's arrival in England is within the context of the novel. Use evidence from the novel to defend a claim about coincidence and timing in this novel's "universe" and then analyze the significance of your own conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that traces the development of metafictional mysteries and shows how earlier authors have built the foundations upon which Horowitz's work rests. Use evidence from Horowitz's text to support your claims.
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