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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. At the beginning of "Clarence Keep," what has Eric Chandler just finished doing?
2. When Susan investigates the "Wilcox" that Khan mentioned, who does the man turn out to be?
3. By the end of the novel, why does Pünd feel responsible for Francis's death?
4. Why does Pünd think that it would be better if he is the one to speak to Nancy Mitchell at the bridge?
5. What item does Hare tell Pünd was used to strangle Melissa?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Pünd meets Lance Gardner in "Seven: A Question of Time," what theory does Gardner offer about the murder?
2. What two lies does Susan realize that the Williamses have told her?
3. What terrible accident happens on Algernon's way home in "Algernon Marsh," and what does he do about it?
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. What is Algernon's plan to get some of the inheritance money from his aunt's estate?
6. What happened to Atticus Pünd during World War II, and why did it cause him to lose faith in religion?
7. What crisis is Nancy Miller facing, and what has she decided to do about it?
8. In "Thirteen: Post-Mortem," what three main reasons does Pünd offer for not believing that Francis killed himself?
9. What two clues lead Pünd to solve the puzzle of the conversation that Cox overheard at Clarence Keep on the night Melissa was killed?
10. Where does Francis Pendleton claim he was on the evening that Melissa was killed, and how does Hare find out that he is lying?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that compares and contrasts Francis Pendleton and Aiden MacNeil and that makes a clear claim about the significance of their differences and similarities. Provide textual evidence for your analysis.
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 makes a claim about the symbolic significance of the cars in Moonflower Murders. Defend your analysis with textual evidence.
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