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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. Where did Nan's mother take her to have a picture made to send to Finbarr?

2. How old was Agatha when her father died?

3. How much weight did Finbarr lose during the war?

4. Where was the farm near where Nan's father grew up?

5. How old was Chilton in 1926?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Colleen die?

2. After Agatha disappears, why does Nan believe she will be all right?

3. Where did Nan's father grow up, and what happened to the home place?

4. Why do the police come and get Archie when he is spending the weekend with Nan at the Owens'?

5. What is Nan's flat like?

6. On December 2, why does Nan tell Archie it is the wrong time to leave his wife?

7. How has Archie been hiding Nan in plain sight?

8. How does Nan compare Archie and Hercule Poirot?

9. What does Finbarr do when the War comes?

10. Why did Nan not stay in Ireland during the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nan and Finbarr fell in love during the summers Nan stayed with her aunt and uncle in Ireland. What type of relationship have they had? Why will Nan not rekindle the relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Nan wants to reunite with the daughter who was taken from her. How do Nan’s efforts to reunite with her daughter reveal desperation?

Essay Topic 3

Finbarr and Agatha both have a relationship with Nan. What type of relationship do they both have with Nan? How and why does their shared relationship create a bond between them?

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