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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. What was the victim's real last name?
2. What is Christopher's profession?
3. What piece of furniture seems to be the most used on the set?
4. What is Detective Trotter's rank?
5. How is the murderer's overcoat described?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Mrs. Lyon's real name? What was the note found with her body?
2. What nursery rhyme does Wren sing? What is Wren's opinion about nursery rhymes?
3. Mollie and Giles want to surprise each other with gifts for their first anniversary. What are the gifts? What are the couple's reactions?
4. What was the reason Mrs. Boyle was murdered? Was the killing justified? What could have been done to stop the crime?
5. What are the issues the Ralstons are having with the heating system?
6. Mollie makes frequent references to an unhappy past even though she claims to have had a happy childhood. To what is Mollie referring and how does it relate to the story?
7. What warning does Mollie receive from Mr. Paravicini? How does Mollie react?
8. Who are the Corrigans and how do they related to the story?
9. Why did Georgie Corrigan assume the role of a police officer? Why not simply visit Monkswell Manor and kill Mrs. Boyle and Mollie?
10. Why is Detective Sergeant Trotter discouraged from going to Monkswell Manor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It is never revealed what happened to Detective Sergeant Trotter's skis. Where were the skis put for safekeeping after Trotter arrived? Who noticed that the skis were missing? Who does Mollie suggest may have used them? Who you do think took the skis? Where might the skis have been hidden?
Essay Topic 2
Christopher Wren is obsessed with nursery rhymes. What is the obsession? What is Wren's explanation of why he enjoys nursery rhymes? Which is Wren's favorite? Which is your favorite? "Three Blind Mice" is rumored to be about what famous execution? Who was responsible for the execution?
Essay Topic 3
It had been approximately nine years since the Longridge Farm case was tried. Explain Mrs. Boyle's role in the case. What happened to the foster parents? If it had been less than ten years since the children last saw each other, why didn't Kathy and Georgie recognize one another? What prompted the recognition?
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