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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. Whom does Pünd encounter when he visits St. Daniel's church?
2. What is implied about why Algernon's aunt disinherited him?
3. In "Nine: Scene of the Crime," what does Hare say he has found out from Melissa's bank manager?
4. What anomaly first tipped Pünd off that he was not corresponding with the real Edgar Schultz?
5. What is the name of Atticus Pünd's secretary?
Short Essay Questions
1. What terrible accident happens on Algernon's way home in "Algernon Marsh," and what does he do about it?
2. When Pünd meets Lance Gardner in "Seven: A Question of Time," what theory does Gardner offer about the murder?
3. What two lies does Susan realize that the Williamses have told her?
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 two clues lead Pünd to solve the puzzle of the conversation that Cox overheard at Clarence Keep on the night Melissa was killed?
7. When Susan analyzes the character names in Conway's book, what two things does she realize that most of them have in common?
8. In "Seven: A Question of Time," what attitude does DCI Hare have toward Pünd's arrival, and why?
9. Why has Melissa gone to see the Gardners, and what is their reaction to her announcement?
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 makes and defends a claim about the motif of the abuse of power in Moonflower Murders. Be sure to support your analysis with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the motif of immigration in Moonflower Murders. Defend your analysis with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that identifies and analyzes a metafictional aspect of Moonflower Murders that was not discussed in class. Be sure to provide textual evidence for your claims.
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